Table 2-3: Large Truck Involvement in Fatal Crashes: 2005
Table 2-3: Large Truck Involvement in Fatal Crashes: 2005
| State | Total occupant fatalities in all motor vehicle crashes | Total vehicles involved in all fatal motor vehicle crashes | Large trucks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupant fatalities Number |
Occupant
fatalities Percent of state total |
Involved
in fatal crashes Number |
Involved
in fatal crashes Percent of state total |
|||
| Alabama | 1,044 | 1,539 | 17 | 1.6 | 119 | 7.7 |
| Alaska | 63 | 102 | 1 | 1.6 | 4 | 3.9 |
| Arizona | 979 | 1,586 | 14 | 1.4 | 88 | 5.5 |
| Arkansas | 607 | 890 | 27 | 4.4 | 132 | 14.8 |
| California | 3,442 | 5,814 | 41 | 1.2 | 376 | 6.5 |
| Colorado | 549 | 851 | 16 | 2.9 | 65 | 7.6 |
| Connecticut | 235 | 388 | 5 | 2.1 | 18 | 4.6 |
| Delaware | 121 | 196 | 2 | 1.7 | 8 | 4.1 |
| District of Columbia | 29 | 57 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5.3 |
| Florida | 2,819 | 5,014 | 53 | 1.9 | 389 | 7.8 |
| Georgia | 1,547 | 2,510 | 30 | 1.9 | 240 | 9.6 |
| Hawaii | 100 | 177 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.3 |
| Idaho | 263 | 338 | 9 | 3.4 | 31 | 9.2 |
| Illinois | 1,166 | 1,938 | 29 | 2.5 | 195 | 10.1 |
| Indiana | 861 | 1,319 | 30 | 3.5 | 137 | 10.4 |
| Iowa | 414 | 599 | 6 | 1.4 | 65 | 10.9 |
| Kansas | 399 | 578 | 11 | 2.8 | 72 | 12.5 |
| Kentucky | 915 | 1,323 | 18 | 2.0 | 117 | 8.8 |
| Louisiana | 821 | 1,331 | 20 | 2.4 | 121 | 9.1 |
| Maine | 156 | 225 | 1 | 0.6 | 18 | 8.0 |
| Maryland | 501 | 904 | 9 | 1.8 | 57 | 6.3 |
| Massachusetts | 357 | 600 | 1 | 0.3 | 24 | 4.0 |
| Michigan | 964 | 1,634 | 6 | 0.6 | 106 | 6.5 |
| Minnesota | 508 | 771 | 12 | 2.4 | 60 | 7.8 |
| Mississippi | 854 | 1,163 | 18 | 2.1 | 80 | 6.9 |
| Missouri | 1,152 | 1,670 | 22 | 1.9 | 152 | 9.1 |
| Montana | 233 | 287 | 3 | 1.3 | 22 | 7.7 |
| Nebraska | 264 | 369 | 5 | 1.9 | 46 | 12.5 |
| Nevada | 353 | 586 | 13 | 3.7 | 49 | 8.4 |
| New Hampshire | 157 | 227 | 2 | 1.3 | 11 | 4.8 |
| New Jersey | 577 | 1,059 | 21 | 3.6 | 106 | 10.0 |
| New Mexico | 422 | 583 | 13 | 3.1 | 57 | 9.8 |
| New York | 1,053 | 1,895 | 25 | 2.4 | 139 | 7.3 |
| North Carolina | 1,329 | 2,119 | 33 | 2.5 | 193 | 9.1 |
| North Dakota | 112 | 133 | 3 | 2.7 | 10 | 7.5 |
| Ohio | 1,213 | 1,943 | 18 | 1.5 | 174 | 9.0 |
| Oklahoma | 743 | 1,069 | 27 | 3.6 | 111 | 10.4 |
| Oregon | 428 | 689 | 6 | 1.4 | 60 | 8.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,430 | 2,285 | 30 | 2.1 | 188 | 8.2 |
| Rhode Island | 72 | 113 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 |
| South Carolina | 979 | 1,424 | 21 | 2.1 | 119 | 8.4 |
| South Dakota | 171 | 226 | 5 | 2.9 | 15 | 6.6 |
| Tennessee | 1,185 | 1,752 | 27 | 2.3 | 143 | 8.2 |
| Texas | 3,019 | 4,767 | 78 | 2.6 | 455 | 9.5 |
| Utah | 259 | 363 | 10 | 3.9 | 28 | 7.7 |
| Vermont | 70 | 102 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 9.8 |
| Virginia | 835 | 1,247 | 25 | 3.0 | 106 | 8.5 |
| Washington | 558 | 858 | 11 | 2.0 | 57 | 6.6 |
| West Virginia | 349 | 502 | 9 | 2.6 | 49 | 9.8 |
| Wisconsin | 757 | 1,063 | 13 | 1.7 | 78 | 7.3 |
| Wyoming | 160 | 195 | 7 | 4.4 | 24 | 12.3 |
| United States, total | 37,594 | 59,373 | 803 | 2.1 | 4,932 | 8.3 |
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2005: Overview, Washington, DC: 2006, available at http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/largetruckstsf05.PDF as of Nov. 30, 2006; U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2005 Early Edition, Washington, DC: 2006, available at http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/TSF2005EE.PDF as of Nov. 30, 2006.