Table 35. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Light Conditions and Crash Severity

Light Conditions

Fatal

Injury

Property Damage Only

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Daylight

2,751

65.8%

69,000

76.9%

250,000

77.6%

Dark

916

21.9%

9,000

10.0%

29,000

9.0%

Dark but Lighted

347

8.3%

9,000

10.6%

33,000

10.1%

Dawn

115

2.7%

1,000

1.0%

5,000

1.6%

Dusk

47

1.1%

1,000

1.5%

5,000

1.7%

Unknown

7

0.2%

       

Total

4,183

100.0%

90,000

100.0%

322,000

100.0%

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

Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Property Damage Only Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).