Table 47. Persons Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks
|
Person Type |
Single-Vehicle Crashes |
Multiple-Vehicle Crashes |
Total |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Persons Killed |
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|
Driver of Large Truck |
372 |
49.2% |
216 |
5.2% |
588 |
12.0% |
|
Driver of Other Motor Vehicle |
0 |
0.0% |
2,832 |
68.4% |
2,832 |
57.8% |
|
Passenger of Large Truck in Transport |
74 |
9.8% |
21 |
0.5% |
95 |
1.9% |
|
Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport |
0 |
0.0% |
1,017 |
24.6% |
1,017 |
20.8% |
|
Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport |
11 |
1.5% |
1 |
* |
12 |
0.2% |
|
Occupant of Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device |
1 |
0.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
1 |
* |
|
Pedestrian |
227 |
30.0% |
48 |
1.2% |
275 |
5.6% |
|
Bicyclist |
64 |
8.5% |
2 |
* |
66 |
1.3% |
|
Other Cyclist |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Other Pedestrian |
6 |
0.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
6 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport |
1 |
0.1% |
4 |
0.1% |
5 |
0.1% |
|
Total |
756 |
100.0% |
4,141 |
100.0% |
4,897 |
100.0% |
|
Persons Injured |
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|
Driver |
10,000 |
62.9% |
81,000 |
71.1% |
91,000 |
70.1% |
|
Passenger of Motor Vehicle in Transport |
2,000 |
14.4% |
33,000 |
28.7% |
35,000 |
27.0% |
|
Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport |
* |
2.0% |
* |
0.1% |
* |
0.3% |
|
Occupant of a Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device |
* |
0.1% |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Pedestrian |
3,000 |
15.7% |
* |
0.1% |
3,000 |
2.0% |
|
Bicyclist |
1,000 |
4.8% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
0.6% |
|
Total |
16,000 |
100.0% |
114,000 |
100.0% |
130,000 |
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).