Table 47. Persons Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks
|
Person Type |
Single-Vehicle Crashes |
Multiple-Vehicle Crashes |
Total |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Persons Killed |
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|
Driver |
413 |
50.1% |
3,210 |
73.2% |
3,623 |
69.5% |
|
Passenger of Motor Vehicle in Transport |
63 |
7.6% |
1,104 |
25.2% |
1,167 |
22.4% |
|
Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport |
9 |
1.1% |
2 |
* |
11 |
0.2% |
|
Occupant of Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device |
3 |
0.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
3 |
0.1% |
|
Pedestrian |
263 |
31.9% |
61 |
1.4% |
324 |
6.2% |
|
Bicyclist |
62 |
7.5% |
1 |
* |
63 |
1.2% |
|
Other Cyclist |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Other Pedestrian |
7 |
0.8% |
2 |
* |
9 |
0.2% |
|
Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport |
4 |
0.5% |
7 |
0.2% |
11 |
0.2% |
|
Total |
824 |
100.0% |
4,387 |
100.0% |
5,211 |
100.0% |
|
Persons Injured |
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|
Driver |
13,000 |
66.8% |
84,000 |
69.8% |
97,000 |
69.4% |
|
Passenger of Motor Vehicle in Transport |
3,000 |
18.0% |
36,000 |
30.1% |
40,000 |
28.4% |
|
Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport |
* |
0.4% |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
|
Occupant of a Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device |
* |
0.2% |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Pedestrian |
2,000 |
9.0% |
* |
0.1% |
2,000 |
1.3% |
|
Bicyclist |
1,000 |
5.6% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
0.8% |
|
Total |
19,000 |
100.0% |
120,000 |
100.0% |
140,000 |
100.0% |
*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).