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 |
401 |
46.8% |
3,255 |
72.3% |
3,656 |
68.2% |
|
Passenger of Motor Vehicle in Transport |
76 |
8.9% |
1,188 |
26.4% |
1,264 |
23.6% |
|
Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport |
12 |
1.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
12 |
0.2% |
|
Occupant of Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device |
14 |
1.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
14 |
0.3% |
|
Pedestrian |
289 |
33.7% |
49 |
1.1% |
338 |
6.3% |
|
Bicyclist |
56 |
6.5% |
7 |
0.2% |
63 |
1.2% |
|
Other Cyclist |
1 |
0.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
1 |
* |
|
Other Pedestrian |
6 |
0.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
6 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport |
2 |
0.2% |
6 |
0.1% |
8 |
0.1% |
|
Total |
857 |
100.0% |
4,505 |
100.0% |
5,362 |
100.0% |
|
Persons Injured |
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|
Driver |
12,000 |
60.6% |
86,000 |
70.3% |
98,000 |
69.0% |
|
Passenger of Motor Vehicle in Transport |
3,000 |
18.1% |
36,000 |
29.2% |
39,000 |
27.7% |
|
Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport |
* |
0.5% |
* |
* |
* |
0.1% |
|
Pedestrian |
2,000 |
12.6% |
* |
0.2% |
3,000 |
1.9% |
|
Bicyclist |
1,000 |
7.8% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
1.0% |
|
Unknown Type of Nonmotorist |
* |
0.1% |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Unknown Person Type |
* |
0.3% |
* |
0.2% |
* |
0.3% |
|
Total |
19,000 |
100.0% |
123,000 |
100.0% |
142,000 |
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).