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

  6,051

  63.5

   209,000

  67.5

   443,000

  63.2

   658,000

  64.5

Left Side

     931

    9.8

     29,000

    9.2

     69,000

    9.8

     98,000

    9.6

Right Side

     845

    8.9

     38,000

  12.2

     96,000

  13.7

   135,000

  13.2

Rear

     256

    2.7

       8,000

    2.7

     45,000

    6.4

     54,000

    5.3

Noncollision

     713

    7.5

     21,000

    6.9

     24,000

    3.4

     46,000

    4.5

Other/Unknown

     735

    7.7

       4,000

    1.4

     24,000

    3.4

     29,000

    2.9

Total

  9,531

100.0

   309,000

100.0

   702,000

100.0

1,020,000

100.0

Multiple-Vehicle Crashes

Front

  9,327

  58.4

   830,000

  49.4

1,596,000

  45.4

2,436,000

  46.7

Left Side

  2,734

  17.1

   227,000

  13.5

   559,000

  15.9

   788,000

  15.1

Right Side

  2,271

  14.2

   195,000

  11.6

   501,000

  14.2

   698,000

  13.4

Rear

  1,315

    8.2

   427,000

  25.4

   852,000

  24.2

1,280,000

  24.6

Noncollision

       11

    0.1

       1,000

       *

       4,000

    0.1

       5,000

    0.1

Other/Unknown

     318

    2.0

       1,000

       *

       3,000

    0.1

       4,000

    0.1

Total

15,976

100.0

1,681,000

100.0

3,515,000

100.0

5,211,000

100.0

All Crashes

Front

15,378

  60.3

1,039,000

  52.2

2,040,000

  48.4

3,094,000

  49.7

Left Side

  3,665

  14.4

   255,000

  12.8

   628,000

  14.9

   887,000

  14.2

Right Side

  3,116

  12.2

   233,000

  11.7

   597,000

  14.2

   833,000

  13.4

Rear

  1,571

    6.2

   435,000

  21.9

   897,000

  21.3

1,334,000

  21.4

Noncollision

     724

    2.8

     22,000

    1.1

     28,000

    0.7

     51,000

    0.8

Other/Unknown

  1,053

    4.1

       5,000

    0.3

     27,000

    0.7

     34,000

    0.5

Total

25,507

100.0

1,990,000

100.0

4,216,000

100.0

6,232,000

100.0

*Less than 0.05 percent.