Table 15: Fatalities in Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State: Percent Change Percent Change From State 1998 2003 2007 2008 1998 to 2008 2003 to 2008 2007 to 2008 Alabama 158 147 134 131 -17% -11% -2% Alaska 2 5 4 5 150% 0% 25% Arizona 125 119 98 97 -22% -18% -1% Arkansas 109 109 114 77 -29% -29% -32% California 378 370 366 318 -16% -14% -13% Colorado 61 77 82 68 11% -12% -17% Connecticut 28 24 28 22 -21% -8% -21% Delaware 17 19 6 7 -59% -63% 17% Dist of Columbia 1 0 2 2 100% n/a 0% Florida 352 365 301 263 -25% -28% -13% Georgia 223 232 229 180 -19% -22% -21% Hawaii 3 4 3 6 100% 50% 100% Idaho 28 40 27 30 7% -25% 11% Illinois 184 194 154 144 -22% -26% -6% Indiana 181 156 147 136 -25% -13% -7% Iowa 92 77 71 73 -21% -5% 3% Kansas 86 71 77 63 -27% -11% -18% Kentucky 112 119 104 113 1% -5% 9% Louisiana 157 130 121 111 -29% -15% -8% Maine 23 14 21 23 0% 64% 10% Maryland 63 62 69 60 -5% -3% -13% Massachusetts 35 35 28 20 -43% -43% -29% Michigan 159 117 124 88 -45% -25% -29% Minnesota 87 68 86 70 -20% 3% -19% Mississippi 130 72 75 70 -46% -3% -7% Missouri 183 167 136 124 -32% -26% -9% Montana 21 27 31 25 19% -7% -19% Nebraska 43 56 43 43 0% -23% 0% Nevada 38 32 29 22 -42% -31% -24% New Hampshire 10 13 12 13 30% 0% 8% New Jersey 72 75 64 47 -35% -37% -27% New Mexico 46 50 57 45 -2% -10% -21% New York 143 158 155 118 -17% -25% -24% North Carolina 247 162 168 162 -34% 0% -4% North Dakota 11 16 12 20 82% 25% 67% Ohio 200 151 134 143 -29% -5% 7% Oklahoma 134 102 112 115 -14% 13% 3% Oregon 74 65 53 37 -50% -43% -30% Pennsylvania 181 224 194 192 6% -14% -1% Rhode Island 3 6 7 2 -33% -67% -71% South Carolina 128 99 91 85 -34% -14% -7% South Dakota 15 17 14 14 -7% -18% 0% Tennessee 125 118 149 95 -24% -19% -36% Texas 479 487 502 441 -8% -9% -12% Utah 54 21 39 29 -46% 38% -26% Vermont 9 10 5 7 -22% -30% 40% Virginia 131 120 108 78 -40% -35% -28% Washington 72 46 79 55 -24% 20% -30% West Virginia 42 57 48 47 12% -18% -2% Wisconsin 107 101 85 63 -41% -38% -26% Wyoming 33 30 24 30 -9% 0% 25% US Total 5,395 5,036 4,822 4,229 -22% -16% -12% 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