Table 45. Large Trucks 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

  2,354

  50.4

32,000

  35.8

  73,000

  20.2

108,000

  23.5

  Left Side

     382

    8.2

14,000

  15.4

  58,000

  15.9

  72,000

  15.8

  Right Side

     188

    4.0

13,000

  15.1

  60,000

  16.5

  73,000

  16.1

  Rear

     720

  15.4

13,000

  15.1

  52,000

  14.4

  66,000

  14.5

  Other/Unknown

       45

    1.0

         *

    0.1

           *

       *

           *

    0.1

    Subtotal

  3,689

  79.0

72,000

  81.4

243,000

  67.0

319,000

  70.0

Collision with Fixed Object

     182

    3.9

  4,000

    4.6

  27,000

    7.3

  31,000

    6.8

Collision with Object Not Fixed:

               

  Nonmotorist

     341

    7.3

  2,000

    2.8

           *

    0.1

    3,000

    0.7

  Other

       47

    1.0

  1,000

    1.7

  66,000

  18.2

  68,000

  14.8

    Subtotal

     388

    8.3

  4,000

    4.4

  66,000

  18.3

  71,000

  15.5

Noncollision

     408

    8.7

  8,000

    9.5

  27,000

    7.4

  36,000

    7.8

Total

**4,669

100.0

89,000

100.0

363,000

100.0

457,000

100.0

 *Less than 500 or less than 0.05 percent.

**Includes 2 large trucks involved in a fatal crash with unknown most harmful event.