| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-10 in Louisiana[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 66[1][2][3][4][5] |
| All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024 | 261[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes | 25.3%[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-2024 | 57[1][2][3][4][5] |
| 2024 data file | FARS Annual Report File[5] |
I-10 in Louisiana recorded 66 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, alongside 261 deaths across all fatal crashes assigned to the route. Large-truck involvement accounted for 25.3% of those route deaths. The truck accident figures include 57 fatal large-truck crashes. Deaths and fatal crashes are distinct measures: a crash can involve multiple large trucks and can kill multiple people. These counts describe crashes recorded on the Louisiana segment during the stated period.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
For these I-10 truck accident statistics in Louisiana, a large truck is a medium or heavy truck with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds, excluding buses and motor homes. Deaths include everyone killed in qualifying crashes, not just truck occupants. Assignment to I-10 uses crash-level route fields: ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID. Those fields identify recorded route signing and crash location.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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I-10 truck accident deaths in Louisiana by year
Annual truck accident deaths on I-10 in Louisiana rose from 3 in 2020 to 28 in 2021, then fell to 12 in 2022. The count rose to 16 in 2023 and fell to 7 in 2024. For deaths in large-truck crashes, 2021 was the highest year and 2020 was the lowest, with no ties.[1][2][3][4][5]
All-route deaths followed the same sequence of increases and decreases: 37 in 2020, 74 in 2021, 48 in 2022, 61 in 2023 and 41 in 2024. The highest all-route count was 74 in 2021; the lowest was 37 in 2020. These annual truck accident and all-route figures count people killed, rather than fatal crashes. The 2024 figures use the Annual Report File.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Year | Deaths in large-truck crashes | All deaths on the route |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 37 |
| 2021 | 28 | 74 |
| 2022 | 12 | 48 |
| 2023 | 16 | 61 |
| 2024 | 7 | 41 |
Crashes are placed on the route by the trafficway identifier recorded for each fatal crash. 2024 is the Annual Report File.
Counties along I-10 in Louisiana
Truck accident deaths occurred in 13 counties on Louisiana's I-10 segment. Among the listed rows, Acadia Parish had the highest count, 15 (22.7%), followed by Calcasieu Parish, 13 (19.7%), Orleans Parish, 7 (10.6%), and St. Tammany Parish, 6 (9.1%).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
St. James Parish and West Baton Rouge Parish each recorded 4 (6.1%). Lafayette Parish, St. Martin Parish and Jefferson Davis Parish each recorded 3 (4.5%). St. Charles Parish had 2 (3.0%), the lowest count among the listed rows. Each share uses the state's route total for large-truck crash deaths. These truck accident figures identify crash locations, not the residences of the people who died.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| County | Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | Share of the route total in the state |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish | 15 | 22.7% |
| Calcasieu Parish | 13 | 19.7% |
| Orleans Parish | 7 | 10.6% |
| St. Tammany Parish | 6 | 9.1% |
| St. James Parish | 4 | 6.1% |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 4 | 6.1% |
| Lafayette Parish | 3 | 4.5% |
| St. Martin Parish | 3 | 4.5% |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 3 | 4.5% |
| St. Charles Parish | 2 | 3.0% |
How the truck crashes on I-10 happened
Rear-end crashes accounted for 29 truck accident deaths (43.9%) on I-10 in Louisiana. Angle (side impact) recorded 5 (7.6%), sideswipe 4 (6.1%), head-on 7 (10.6%), and Other 2 (3.0%). The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 19 (28.8%). Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. That quoted row means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport; examples include a rollover or striking a parked vehicle, fixed object, pedestrian or cyclist. A vehicle stopped in traffic can be in transport.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Daytime truck accident deaths, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., numbered 33 (50.0%); nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., also recorded 33 (50.0%). Urban locations recorded 30 (45.5%), and rural locations recorded 36 (54.5%). Work-zone deaths numbered 4. These classifications count deaths, not trucks or fatal crashes.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
I-10 in other states
Across I-10, 595 deaths in large-truck crashes were recorded in 8 states during 2020 to 2024. Louisiana's 66 truck accident deaths represented 11.1% of that separately supplied route-wide total. The listed other state segments are a subset of the route-wide figures.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Among the listed rows, Texas had the highest large-truck death count at 206, followed by Arizona at 142. California recorded 66, equal to Louisiana's count. Florida recorded 55, and New Mexico had the lowest count among the listed rows at 23. These truck accident counts are not traffic-adjusted risk rankings. They supply neither population nor mileage rates and cannot establish relative risk per trip or mile.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
Louisiana's I-10 truck accident counts use NHTSA's FARS census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. State and county fields locate crashes, not people's homes.[8][6][7]
I-10 assignment in Louisiana uses crash-level ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID, identifying signing and location rather than full highway extent. Large-truck involvement does not establish fault. The 2020 to 2023 Final Files accompany the revisable 2024 Annual Report File. When reading with "truck accident lawyer" in mind, keep the grouping clear: these deaths concern crashes involving large trucks, not solely truck occupants.[8][6][7]
See also
- Louisiana truck accident statistics (2020-2024)
- I-10 truck accidents in Arizona (2020-2024)
- I-10 truck accidents in California (2020-2024)
- I-10 truck accidents in Florida (2020-2024)
On related publications
- Truck accident statistics for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Acadia Parish, Louisiana (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
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