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

2,964

65.6%

74,000

76.7%

260,000

77.3%

Dark

1,019

22.5%

9,000

9.8%

26,000

7.8%

Dark but Lighted

379

8.4%

10,000

10.2%

38,000

11.3%

Dawn

116

2.6%

2,000

2.2%

8,000

2.3%

Dusk

41

0.9%

1,000

1.1%

5,000

1.3%

Unknown

0

0.0%

       

Total

4,519

100.0%

96,000

100.0%

337,000

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).