Table 42. Passenger Cars Involved in Crashes by Initial Point of Impact, Crash Severity,
and Crash Type

Initial Point of Impact

Crash Severity

Total

Fatal

Injury

Property Damage Only

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Single-Vehicle Crashes

Front

  6,131

  62.7

   224,000

  67.3

   476,000

  64.7

   706,000

  65.5

Left Side

     919

    9.4

     28,000

    8.4

     72,000

    9.8

   101,000

    9.4

Right Side

     884

    9.0

     41,000

  12.2

   104,000

  14.1

   145,000

  13.5

Rear

     266

    2.7

       8,000

    2.5

     44,000

    6.0

     53,000

    4.9

Noncollision

     948

    9.7

     27,000

    8.0

     20,000

    2.7

     47,000

    4.4

Other/Unknown

     626

    6.4

       5,000

    1.5

     20,000

    2.7

     25,000

    2.3

Total

  9,774

100.0

   332,000

100.0

   736,000

100.0

1,078,000

100.0

Multiple-Vehicle Crashes

Front

  9,397

  57.3

   865,000

  48.1

1,613,000

  44.6

2,487,000

  45.8

Left Side

  2,856

  17.4

   256,000

  14.3

   617,000

  17.1

   876,000

  16.1

Right Side

  2,314

  14.1

   225,000

  12.5

   554,000

  15.3

   782,000

  14.4

Rear

  1,508

    9.2

   450,000

  25.0

   830,000

  22.9

1,281,000

  23.6

Noncollision

       23

    0.1

       1,000

       *

       3,000

    0.1

       4,000

    0.1

Other/Unknown

     297

    1.8

       1,000

       *

       2,000

    0.1

       3,000

    0.1

Total

16,395

100.0

1,797,000

100.0

3,620,000

100.0

5,433,000

100.0

All Crashes

Front

15,528

  59.3

1,088,000

  51.1

2,090,000

  48.0

3,194,000

  49.0

Left Side

  3,775

  14.4

   284,000

  13.3

   690,000

  15.8

   977,000

  15.0

Right Side

  3,198

  12.2

   266,000

  12.5

   658,000

  15.1

   927,000

  14.2

Rear

  1,774

    6.8

   458,000

  21.5

   874,000

  20.1

1,333,000

  20.5

Noncollision

     971

    3.7

     27,000

    1.3

     23,000

    0.5

     51,000

    0.8

Other/Unknown

     923

    3.5

       6,000

    0.3

     22,000

    0.5

     28,000

    0.4

Total

26,169

100.0

2,129,000

100.0

4,356,000

100.0

6,511,000

100.0

*Less than 0.05 percent.