Table 41. Passenger Cars Involved in Crashes by Most Harmful Event and Crash Severity

Most Harmful Event

Crash Severity

Total

Fatal

Injury

Property Damage Only

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Collision with Motor Vehicle in Transport by Initial Point of Impact:

               

  Front

    8,775

  33.5

   857,000

  40.2

1,597,000

  36.7

2,463,000

  37.8

  Left Side

    2,733

  10.4

   247,000

  11.6

   611,000

  14.0

   861,000

  13.2

  Right Side

    2,209

    8.4

   219,000

  10.3

   550,000

  12.6

   772,000

  11.9

  Rear

    1,377

    5.3

   447,000

  21.0

   829,000

  19.0

1,277,000

  19.6

  Other/Unknown

       170

    0.6

              *

       *

              *

       *

       1,000

       *

    Subtotal

  15,264

  58.3

1,771,000

  83.2

3,587,000

  82.4

5,373,000

  82.5

Collision with Fixed Object

    4,831

  18.5

   193,000

    9.1

   382,000

    8.8

   580,000

    8.9

Collision with Object Not Fixed:

               

  Nonmotorist

    2,512

    9.6

     70,000

    3.3

       3,000

    0.1

     76,000

    1.2

  Other

       430

    1.6

     34,000

    1.6

   347,000

    8.0

   382,000

    5.9

    Subtotal

    2,942

  11.2

   105,000

    4.9

   350,000

    8.0

   457,000

    7.0

Noncollision

    3,119

  11.9

     61,000

    2.8

     37,000

    0.8

   101,000

    1.5

Total

**26,169

100.0

2,129,000

100.0

4,356,000

100.0

6,511,000

100.0

 *Less than 500 or less than 0.05 percent.

**Includes 13 passenger cars involved in fatal crashes with unknown most harmful event.