Table 57. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Driver-Related Factors and Violations Recorded

Driver-Related Factors

Single-Vehicle
Crashes

Multiple-Vehicle
Crashes

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Driving too fast for conditions or in excess of posted speed limit

127

15.9%

241

5.9%

368

7.5%

Running off road

270

33.9%

61

1.5%

331

6.8%

Inattentive (talking, eating, etc.)

99

12.4%

160

3.9%

259

5.3%

Failure to keep in proper lane

65

8.2%

182

4.5%

247

5.1%

Failure to yield right of way

36

4.5%

169

4.1%

205

4.2%

Other non-moving traffic violation

22

2.8%

113

2.8%

135

2.8%

Failure to obey traffic signs

23

2.9%

104

2.5%

127

2.6%

Erratic or reckless driving

35

4.4%

78

1.9%

113

2.3%

Drowsy, fatigued

59

7.4%

40

1.0%

99

2.0%

Following improperly

1

0.1%

93

2.3%

94

1.9%

Non-traffic violation charged (manslaughter or other homicide offense)

12

1.5%

74

1.8%

86

1.8%

Making improper turn

17

2.1%

41

1.0%

58

1.2%

Vision obscured by weather

4

0.5%

50

1.2%

54

1.1%

Overcorrecting

39

4.9%

14

0.3%

53

1.1%

Swerving to avoid vehicle in road

6

0.8%

40

1.0%

46

0.9%

Operating without required equipment

12

1.5%

15

0.4%

27

0.6%

Starting/backing improperly

11

1.4%

14

0.3%

25

0.5%

Ill, blackout

9

1.1%

9

0.2%

18

0.4%

Vision obscured by obstructing angles on vehicle

5

0.6%

3

0.1%

8

0.2%

             

Driver-Related Factor(s) Recorded

560

70.3%

1,178

28.8%

1,738

35.6%

No Driver-Related Factors Recorded

237

29.7%

2,908

71.2%

3,145

64.4%

Total

797

100.0%

4,086

100.0%

4,883

100.0%

             

Violation(s) Recorded

73

9.2%

476

11.6%

549

11.2%

No Violations Recorded

724

90.8%

3,610

88.4%

4,334

88.8%

Total

797

100.0%

4,086

100.0%

4,883

100.0%

Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).