Table 33. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Weather Conditions and Crash Severity

Weather Conditions

Fatal

Injury

Property Damage Only

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Normal

3,715

83.7%

69,000

83.5%

271,000

87.0%

Rain

456

10.3%

10,000

11.7%

27,000

8.8%

Sleet

23

0.5%

*

0.3%

1,000

0.4%

Snow

119

2.7%

3,000

3.4%

9,000

2.7%

Fog

76

1.7%

1,000

0.8%

2,000

0.7%

Other

48

1.1%

*

0.3%

1,000

0.4%

Unknown

3

0.1%

       

Total

4,440

100.0%

83,000

100.0%

312,000

100.0%

*Less than 500.

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).