Table 47. Persons Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks
|
Person Type |
Single-Vehicle |
Multiple-Vehicle |
Total |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Persons Killed |
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|
Driver of Large Truck |
381 |
49.2% |
239 |
5.7% |
620 |
12.4% |
|
Driver of Other Motor Vehicle |
0 |
0.0% |
2,835 |
67.3% |
2,835 |
56.9% |
|
Passenger of Large Truck in Transport |
73 |
9.4% |
28 |
0.7% |
101 |
2.0% |
|
Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport |
0 |
0.0% |
1,034 |
24.6% |
1,034 |
20.7% |
|
Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport |
6 |
0.8% |
2 |
* |
8 |
0.2% |
|
Occupant of Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device |
1 |
0.1% |
2 |
* |
3 |
0.1% |
|
Pedestrian |
254 |
32.8% |
58 |
1.4% |
312 |
6.3% |
|
Bicyclist |
50 |
6.5% |
2 |
* |
52 |
1.0% |
|
Other Cyclist |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Other Pedestrian |
8 |
1.0% |
1 |
* |
9 |
0.2% |
|
Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport |
2 |
0.3% |
10 |
0.2% |
12 |
0.2% |
|
Total |
775 |
100.0% |
4,211 |
100.0% |
4,986 |
100.0% |
|
Persons Injured |
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|
Driver |
10,000 |
70.7% |
79,000 |
72.8% |
89,000 |
72.5% |
|
Passenger of Motor Vehicle in Transport |
1,000 |
8.3% |
29,000 |
27.0% |
30,000 |
24.9% |
|
Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport |
* |
1.2% |
* |
0.1% |
* |
0.2% |
|
Occupant of a Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device |
* |
1.4% |
* |
* |
* |
0.2% |
|
Pedestrian |
2,000 |
13.9% |
* |
0.2% |
2,000 |
1.7% |
|
Bicyclist |
1,000 |
4.5% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
0.5% |
|
Total |
14,000 |
100.0% |
109,000 |
100.0% |
122,000 |
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).