Table 53. Drivers of Large Trucks in Crashes by Age, Sex, and Crash Severity
|
Age Group |
Male |
Female |
Unknown |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Fatal Crashes |
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|
25 and Under |
270 |
5.7% |
11 |
8.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
281 |
5.8% |
|
26 - 35 |
959 |
20.2% |
25 |
19.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
984 |
20.2% |
|
36 - 45 |
1,332 |
28.1% |
43 |
33.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
1,375 |
28.2% |
|
46 - 55 |
1,340 |
28.3% |
29 |
22.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
1,369 |
28.0% |
|
56 - 65 |
682 |
14.4% |
19 |
14.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
701 |
14.4% |
|
66 - 75 |
138 |
2.9% |
1 |
0.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
139 |
2.8% |
|
76 and Over |
15 |
0.3% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
15 |
0.3% |
|
Unknown |
4 |
0.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
13 |
100.0% |
17 |
0.3% |
|
Total |
4,740 |
100.0% |
128 |
100.0% |
13 |
100.0% |
4,881 |
100.0% |
|
Injury Crashes |
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|
25 and Under |
7,000 |
9.5% |
1,000 |
13.7% |
8,000 |
9.6% |
||
|
26 - 35 |
17,000 |
22.1% |
1,000 |
23.2% |
18,000 |
22.2% |
||
|
36 - 45 |
23,000 |
29.8% |
1,000 |
30.8% |
24,000 |
29.9% |
||
|
46 - 55 |
19,000 |
24.3% |
1,000 |
29.7% |
20,000 |
24.6% |
||
|
56 - 65 |
9,000 |
11.7% |
* |
2.5% |
9,000 |
11.3% |
||
|
66 - 75 |
2,000 |
2.5% |
* |
0.1% |
2,000 |
2.4% |
||
|
76 and Over |
* |
0.1% |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
||
|
Total |
78,000 |
100.0% |
4,000 |
100.0% |
81,000 |
100.0% |
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|
Property Damage Only Crashes |
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|
25 and Under |
50,000 |
15.3% |
10,000 |
39.2% |
60,000 |
17.1% |
||
|
26 - 35 |
77,000 |
23.7% |
4,000 |
13.2% |
81,000 |
22.9% |
||
|
36 - 45 |
84,000 |
25.7% |
5,000 |
18.0% |
89,000 |
25.1% |
||
|
46 - 55 |
79,000 |
24.3% |
5,000 |
18.3% |
84,000 |
23.8% |
||
|
56 - 65 |
29,000 |
9.0% |
2,000 |
7.9% |
31,000 |
8.9% |
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|
66 - 75 |
6,000 |
1.8% |
1,000 |
3.3% |
7,000 |
2.0% |
||
|
76 and Over |
1,000 |
0.2% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
0.1% |
||
|
Total |
326,000 |
100.0% |
27,000 |
100.0% |
352,000 |
100.0% |
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*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: 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).