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 |
391 |
48.2% |
243 |
5.5% |
634 |
12.2% |
|
Driver of Other Motor Vehicle |
0 |
0.0% |
2,900 |
66.2% |
2,900 |
55.9% |
|
Passenger of Large Truck in Transport |
74 |
9.1% |
52 |
1.2% |
126 |
2.4% |
|
Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport |
0 |
0.0% |
1,103 |
25.2% |
1,103 |
21.3% |
|
Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport |
7 |
0.9% |
0 |
0.0% |
7 |
0.1% |
|
Occupant of Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Devicea |
4 |
0.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
4 |
0.1% |
|
Pedestrian |
254 |
31.3% |
75 |
1.7% |
329 |
6.3% |
|
Bicyclist |
74 |
9.1% |
3 |
0.1% |
77 |
1.5% |
|
Other Cyclist |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Other Pedestrian |
6 |
0.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
6 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport |
1 |
0.1% |
3 |
0.1% |
4 |
0.1% |
|
Total |
811 |
100.0% |
4,379 |
100.0% |
5,190 |
100.0% |
|
Persons Injured |
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|
Driver of Large Truck |
11,000 |
67.5% |
12,000 |
11.9% |
23,000 |
20.0% |
|
Driver of Other Motor Vehicle |
* |
* |
61,000 |
61.5% |
61,000 |
52.5% |
|
Passenger of Large Truck in Transport |
2,000 |
11.7% |
2,000 |
2.1% |
4,000 |
3.5% |
|
Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport |
* |
* |
24,000 |
24.3% |
24,000 |
20.8% |
|
Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport |
* |
1.7% |
* |
0.1% |
* |
0.3% |
|
Occupant of a Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Devicea |
* |
0.1% |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Pedestrian |
3,000 |
14.9% |
* |
0.1% |
3,000 |
2.2% |
|
Bicyclist |
1,000 |
4.1% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
0.6% |
|
Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Total |
17,000 |
100.0% |
99,000 |
100.0% |
116,000 |
100.0% |
aRefers to a person riding in an animal-drawn conveyance or on an animal, or an occupant of a railway train, etc.
*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).