Table 35. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by First Harmful Event and Crash Severity, 2009

First Harmful Event

Single-Vehicle

Multiple-Vehicle

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Fatal Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

0

0.0%

2,227

93.4%

2,227

74.6%

Collision with Fixed Object

189

31.3%

63

2.6%

252

8.4%

Collision with Pedestrian

204

33.8%

23

1.0%

227

7.6%

Overturn (Rollover)

95

15.8%

34

1.4%

129

4.3%

Collision with Pedalcycle

54

9.0%

0

0.0%

54

1.8%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

17

2.8%

7

0.3%

24

0.8%

Collision with Train

12

2.0%

0

0.0%

12

0.4%

Collision with Other Object

7

1.2%

8

0.3%

15

0.5%

Collision with Animal

3

0.5%

6

0.3%

9

0.3%

Explosion/Fire

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Other

14

2.3%

5

0.2%

19

0.6%

Unknown

8

1.3%

11

0.5%

19

0.6%

Total

603

100.0%

2,384

100.0%

2,987

100.0%

Injury Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

*

*

42,000

96.3%

42,000

81.9%

Collision with Fixed Object

3,000

40.0%

1,000

2.6%

4,000

8.1%

Collision with Pedestrian

*

6.4%

*

*

1,000

1.0%

Overturn (Rollover)

3,000

37.6%

*

0.3%

3,000

5.9%

Collision with Pedalcycle

*

4.2%

*

*

*

0.6%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

*

4.9%

*

0.1%

*

0.8%

Collision with Train

*

1.4%

*

*

*

*

Collision with Other Object

*

0.8%

*

0.2%

*

0.3%

Collision with Animal

*

1.5%

*

*

*

0.2%

Jackknife

*

0.5%

*

0.4%

*

0.4%

Explosion/Fire

*

*

*

*

*

*

Other

*

2.6%

*

*

*

0.4%

Total

8,000

100.0%

44,000

100.0%

51,000

100.0%

Property Damage Only Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

*

*

147,000

97.8%

147,000

63.5%

Collision with Fixed Object

25,000

31.0%

2,000

1.3%

27,000

11.7%

Collision with Pedestrian

*

*

*

*

*

*

Overturn (Rollover)

3,000

3.7%

*

*

3,000

1.4%

Collision with Pedalcycle

*

*

*

*

*

*

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

41,000

49.8%

*

*

41,000

17.5%

Collision with Train

*

*

*

*

*

*

Collision with Other Object

2,000

2.4%

*

*

2,000

0.8%

Collision with Animal

7,000

8.2%

*

*

7,000

2.9%

Jackknife

1,000

1.4%

*

*

1,000

0.5%

Explosion/Fire

1,000

1.6%

*

*

1,000

0.6%

Other

1,000

1.8%

1,000

0.7%

2,000

1.1%

Total

81,000

100.0%

151,000

100.0%

232,000

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: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Property Damage Only Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).