Large Truck Crash Statistics
Pennsylvania and New Jersey: Do You Need a Truck Crash Lawyer?
How often is there a large truck accident in New Jersey and Pennsylvania? Please peruse these truck accident crash statistics.
If you or a loved one has been in a large truck accident and has sustained serious injuries, loss of limb or livelihood, or a loved one has been the victim of wrongful death – no doubt about it – you need a truck crash lawyer. The sooner you retain one, the better in obtaining evidence and expert testimony. Contact Jim Ronca, truck crash lawyer serving both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
FARS (Fatality Analysis Reporting System) collects the large truck accident statistics.
2006 Preliminary National Large Truck Crash Facts - Nationwide Statistics
- 129,494 Large Trucks Involved in Non-Fatal Crashes
- 54,104 Large Trucks Involved in Injury Crashes
- 81,312 Injuries in Crashes Involving Large Trucks
- 75,390 Large Trucks Involved in Tow away Crashes
- 2,125 Large Trucks Involved in Hazmat (HM) Placard Crashes
Truck Accident Crash Statistics Glossary
Fatal crash-A crash is where one or more persons dies within 30 days of the crash. The fatality does not have to occur at the scene of the crash. It includes any person involved in the crash, including pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as occupants of the passenger cars and trucks.
Non-fatal crash-A non-fatal crash where one or more persons has non-fatal injuries requiring transportation by a vehicle for the purpose of obtaining immediate medical attention; or one or more of the vehicles were towed away from the scene due to disabling damage. The towed vehicle need not be the truck or bus involved in the crash. The sum of the number of vehicles involved in tow away and injury crashes equals the total number of vehicles involved in non-fatal crashes.
Tow away crash-A tow away crash is where one or more of the vehicles were towed away from the scene due to disabling damage. The towed vehicle need not be the truck or bus involved in the crash.
Injury crash-An injury crash is where one or more persons have non-fatal injuries requiring transportation by a vehicle for the purpose of obtaining immediate medical attention.
Hazardous Material (HM) Placard crash-This crash is where the large truck was carrying HM. This is indicated if the truck displays an HM placard.
Hazardous Material (HM)-HM is any substance or material which has been determined by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce and which has been so designated under regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Most vehicles carrying HM are required by law to conspicuously display a placard indicating the class, type or the specific name of the HM cargo. In addition, vehicles transporting HM in tank cars, cargo tanks, or portable tanks are required to display the 4-digit hazardous materials number assigned to the specific material on placards or orange panels.
Injury-One or more persons has non-fatal injuries requiring transportation by a vehicle for the purpose of obtaining immediate medical attention.
Fatality-One or more persons dies within 30 days of the crash. The fatality does not have to occur at the scene of the crash. It includes any person involved in the crash, including pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as occupants of the passenger cars and trucks.
Pennsylvania (PA) 2006 Crash Facts
- 183 Large Trucks and 22 Buses Involved in Fatal Crashes
- 193 Fatalities in Crashes Involving Large Trucks and 22 Fatalities in Crashes Involving Buses
- 5,726 Large Trucks and 985 Buses Involved in Non-Fatal Crashes
- 2,930 Large Trucks and 691 Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
- 4,342 Injuries in Crashes Involving Large Trucks and 1,868 Injuries in Crashes Involving Buses
- 2,796 Large Trucks and 294 Buses Involved in Tow away Crashes
- 168 Large Trucks and 0 Buses Involved in Hazmat (HM) Placard Crashes
New Jersey (NJ) 2006 Crash Facts
- 60 Large Trucks and 10 Buses Involved in Fatal Crashes
- 59 Fatalities in Crashes Involving Large Trucks and 13 Fatalities in Crashes Involving Buses
- 5,862 Large Trucks and 838 Buses Involved in Non-Fatal Crashes
- 2,626 Large Trucks and 458 Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
- 3,882 Injuries in Crashes Involving Large Trucks and 876 Injuries in Crashes Involving Buses
- 3,236 Large Trucks and 380 Buses Involved in Tow away Crashes
- 178 Large Trucks and 9 Buses Involved in Hazmat (HM) Placard Crashes
Contact Jim Ronca, truck accident lawyer at Anapol Schwartz serving both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Mr. Ronca is very knowledgeable about large truck crash lawsuits.
Mr. Ronca is a truck accident attorney with over 20 years of legal
experience. He has twice been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer.