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

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

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).