Table 47. Persons Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks

Person Type

Single-Vehicle Crashes

Multiple-Vehicle Crashes

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Persons Killed

Driver

392

46.5%

3,134

73.9%

3,526

69.4%

Passenger of Motor Vehicle in Transport

79

9.4%

1,033

24.4%

1,112

21.9%

Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport

6

0.7%

5

0.1%

11

0.2%

Occupant of Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Pedestrian

293

34.8%

57

1.3%

350

6.9%

Bicyclist

65

7.7%

3

0.1%

68

1.3%

Other Cyclist

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Other Pedestrian

8

0.9%

1

*

9

0.2%

Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport

0

0.0%

6

0.1%

6

0.1%

Total

843

100.0%

4,239

100.0%

5,082

100.0%

Persons Injured

Driver

11,000

72.5%

81,000

70.9%

93,000

71.1%

Passenger of Motor Vehicle in Transport

2,000

12.8%

33,000

28.8%

35,000

26.9%

Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport

*

0.8%

*

0.1%

*

0.1%

Occupant of a Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device

*

1.6%

*

*

*

0.2%

Pedestrian

1,000

8.1%

*

0.2%

1,000

1.1%

Bicyclist

1,000

4.2%

*

*

1,000

0.5%

Total

16,000

100.0%

115,000

100.0%

131,000

100.0%

*Less than 500 or less than 0.05 percent.

Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.

Sources: Persons Killed: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Persons Injured: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).