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 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

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).