Table 47. Persons Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks

Person Type

Single-Vehicle Crashes

Multiple-Vehicle Crashes

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Persons Killed

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

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).