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

2,888

65.0%

64,000

77.2%

242,000

77.8%

Dark

1,004

22.6%

8,000

10.2%

23,000

7.3%

Dark but Lighted

375

8.4%

7,000

9.0%

37,000

11.9%

Dawn

110

2.5%

2,000

2.2%

5,000

1.5%

Dusk

60

1.4%

1,000

1.4%

5,000

1.6%

Unknown

3

0.1%

       

Total

4,440

100.0%

83,000

100.0%

312,000

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).