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

2,727

63.6%

63,000

74.8%

267,000

76.9%

Dark

1,012

23.6%

9,000

10.1%

31,000

9.1%

Dark but Lighted

387

9.0%

9,000

10.8%

38,000

10.8%

Dawn

114

2.7%

2,000

2.7%

5,000

1.4%

Dusk

47

1.1%

1,000

1.6%

6,000

1.8%

Unknown

2

0.1%

       

Total

4,289

100.0%

85,000

100.0%

347,000

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).