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

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

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).