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Table 52. Large Trucks in Crashes by Initial Point of Impact, 2009
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Initial Point of Impact
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Fatal
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Injury
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Property Damage Only
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|
Number
|
Percent
|
Number
|
Percent
|
Number
|
Percent
|
|
1,893
|
58.9%
|
23,000
|
42.3%
|
73,000
|
30.4%
|
|
569
|
17.7%
|
9,000
|
16.9%
|
40,000
|
16.5%
|
|
315
|
9.8%
|
9,000
|
16.6%
|
44,000
|
18.6%
|
|
223
|
6.9%
|
8,000
|
15.5%
|
63,000
|
26.4%
|
|
84
|
2.6%
|
3,000
|
6.4%
|
8,000
|
3.4%
|
|
82
|
2.6%
|
1,000
|
2.3%
|
11,000
|
4.8%
|
|
49
|
1.5%
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
3,215
|
100.0%
|
53,000
|
100.0%
|
239,000
|
100.0%
|
Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating
(GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.
Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Property Damage Only
Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates
System (GES).
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