Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State.

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Table 1: Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State: 1996 – 2008

 

State

 

 

1996

 

 

1997

 

 

1998

 

 

1999

 

 

2000

 

 

2001

 

 

2002

 

 

2003

 

 

2004

 

 

2005

 

 

2006

 

 

2007

 

 

2008

 

Alabama

137

155

136

136

143

128

112

130

132

107

118

120

114

Alaska

6

7

1

5

4

10

4

5

13

4

4

4

5

Arizona

77

67

93

94

91

74

84

95

88

99

112

88

82

Arkansas

93

101

93

86

100

88

75

93

89

106

84

97

70

California

340

338

319

304

331

334

313

311

359

357

358

326

283

Colorado

54

73

46

60

60

75

47

58

60

62

60

67

53

Connecticut

31

22

28

19

31

26

17

23

25

18

26

22

21

Delaware

13

14

16

9

19

11

16

15

18

7

17

6

7

Dist of Columbia

4

3

1

2

2

1

0

0

5

3

2

2

2

Florida

260

265

297

294

279

303

320

314

322

341

309

259

236

Georgia

192

208

189

204

189

216

169

201

214

211

208

197

168

Hawaii

11

3

3

3

2

8

4

4

4

4

7

3

6

Idaho

37

28

23

25

25

30

28

37

28

27

24

24

26

Illinois

134

155

165

178

152

172

142

162

139

171

136

137

124

Indiana

144

143

156

167

138

120

110

142

139

125

120

125

113

Iowa

73

74

77

92

78

70

61

56

58

61

66

62

63

Kansas

59

78

72

78

70

73

70

62

76

67

61

69

53

Kentucky

87

100

94

86

85

91

104

108

110

108

93

95

93

Louisiana

87

118

128

111

108

111

95

107

94

107

90

104

97

Maine

13

21

21

23

24

23

21

13

18

17

18

19

20

Maryland

65

78

57

53

58

70

58

55

67

56

56

59

49

Massachusetts

32

37

31

35

45

27

22

34

39

22

32

27

19

Michigan

138

124

139

126

137

115

120

104

110

100

106

109

82

Minnesota

58

87

75

83

73

59

75

61

65

59

59

67

62

Mississippi

83

91

102

104

107

84

71

61

81

77

74

67

66

Missouri

143

133

145

144

145

118

137

140

132

142

120

120

107

Montana

19

24

18

15

24

25

20

21

14

22

25

29

24

Nebraska

45

46

39

52

48

55

47

46

39

39

27

37

38

Nevada

39

26

32

38

33

41

29

32

25

44

37

25

20

New Hampshire

11

12

10

9

10

13

14

12

13

11

7

10

12

New Jersey

79

79

66

56

79

71

63

69

82

93

67

60

44

New Mexico

46

45

40

43

42

45

45

37

52

50

62

53

40

New York

140

141

128

153

147

128

123

139

121

127

155

137

108

North Carolina

155

181

213

179

164

176

152

148

174

182

136

143

140

North Dakota

9

11

7

18

9

11

16

14

14

10

14

12

19

Ohio

181

185

174

183

166

156

182

134

160

158

141

116

129

Oklahoma

83

89

99

80

97

77

97

90

92

103

117

87

100

Oregon

52

68

65

41

51

52

44

49

46

59

47

46

35

Pennsylvania

169

181

162

187

164

159

157

188

165

170

169

179

174

Rhode Island

6

2

3

9

1

5

5

6

5

1

8

6

2

South Carolina

91

82

109

105

108

99

83

89

97

110

80

78

73

South Dakota

18

15

14

18

18

20

16

14

17

13

17

14

13

Tennessee

152

126

113

149

145

117

124

103

128

134

129

129

83

Texas

391

384

401

367

412

422

391

419

396

429

409

430

381

Utah

32

45

45

39

38

31

34

17

26

26

32

34

28

Vermont

9

14

9

8

8

6

10

10

12

8

10

4

6

Virginia

104

115

112

94

99

95

82

107

90

102

96

96

67

Washington

65

73

63

55

59

55

52

38

50

55

62

69

52

West Virginia

51

49

38

48

46

44

55

51

56

48

43

41

38

Wisconsin

84

77

86

72

91

91

85

86

90

76

70

74

59

Wyoming

11

21

26

21

18

20

23

25

29

23

30

20

27

US Total

4,413

4,614

4,579

4,560

4,573

4,451

4,224

4,335

4,478

4,551

4,350

4,204

3,733

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

Source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

Analysis Division, FMCSA

Dec. 23, 2009

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