| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-10 in New Mexico[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 23[1][2][3][4][5] |
| All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024 | 55[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes | 41.8%[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-2024 | 21[1][2][3][4][5] |
| 2024 data file | FARS Annual Report File[5] |
I-10 in New Mexico recorded 23 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, representing 41.8% of the 55 deaths assigned to the route in the state. Those truck accident deaths occurred in 21 fatal large-truck crashes. The death count includes everyone killed in these crashes, rather than only people occupying large trucks. Deaths and fatal crashes are separate measures: a crash can involve multiple large trucks and can kill multiple people.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
For these I-10 truck accident statistics in New Mexico, 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. Route assignment uses crash-level fields: ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID, the recorded trafficway identifier. These fields identify route signing and crash location; they do not describe the highway's full geographic extent.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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I-10 truck accident deaths in New Mexico by year
Annual truck accident deaths on I-10 in New Mexico were 3 in 2020, 9 in 2021, 3 in 2022, 4 in 2023 and 4 in 2024. The highest count was 9 in 2021; 2020 and 2022 tied for the lowest count at 3. Large-truck crash deaths rose from 2020 to 2021, fell in 2022, rose in 2023 and remained unchanged in 2024.[1][2][3][4][5]
All-route deaths were 14 in 2020, 15 in 2021, 13 in 2022, 6 in 2023 and 7 in 2024. That measure also reached its highest count in 2021, but its lowest count occurred in 2023. From 2023 to 2024, all-route deaths rose from 6 to 7 while truck accident deaths stayed at 4.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Year | Deaths in large-truck crashes | All deaths on the route |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 14 |
| 2021 | 9 | 15 |
| 2022 | 3 | 13 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 |
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 New Mexico
The I-10 segment's truck accident deaths occurred in 4 counties in New Mexico. Among the listed rows, Grant County had the highest death count and share, with 9 deaths and 39.1%. Luna County followed with 7 deaths and 30.4%. Hidalgo County recorded 4 deaths and 17.4%, followed by Doña Ana County with 3 deaths and 13.0%, the lowest count and share among the listed rows.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Each percentage describes the county's share of large-truck crash deaths assigned to I-10 in New Mexico during 2020 to 2024. These truck accident figures identify crash locations recorded in FARS, rather than the counties where the people killed lived.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
How the truck crashes on I-10 happened
Rear-end crashes accounted for 9 truck accident deaths, or 39.1%; head-on crashes accounted for 4, or 17.4%. Sideswipe crashes recorded 1 death, or 4.3%, and angle (side impact) crashes recorded 0, or 0.0%. The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" also recorded 9 deaths, or 39.1%. It means the first harmful event was not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport, including events such as a rollover or striking a parked vehicle. A vehicle stopped in traffic can be in transport.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Daytime truck accident deaths numbered 9, or 39.1%, compared with nighttime's 14, or 60.9%. Rural locations recorded 19 deaths, or 82.6%; urban locations recorded 4, or 17.4%. Work-zone deaths numbered 1. These I-10 figures for New Mexico count deaths in large-truck crashes, not the number of trucks or 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. New Mexico's 23 truck accident deaths represented 3.9% of that route-wide total. The total is supplied separately from the selected state segments shown in the table.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Among the listed other-state rows, Texas had the highest count at 206 deaths, followed by Arizona at 142. California and Louisiana each recorded 66, while Florida recorded 55. Each listed other-state segment had a higher count than New Mexico's 23. These truck accident counts are not traffic-adjusted risk rankings. They do not establish relative risk per trip or mile, and the other-state table is only a subset.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
FARS counts for I-10 in New Mexico cover fatal traffic crashes, excluding nonfatal crashes and injuries. Deaths are grouped by crash location, not residence. Crash-level ROUTE and TWAY_ID fields assign cases to I-10; their route-signing information does not establish the highway's full geographic coverage. Large-truck involvement does not establish fault.[8][6][7]
The New Mexico truck accident figures use FARS Final Files for 2020 to 2023 and the revisable 2024 Annual Report File. NHTSA can change the 2024 figures when replacing that file with the Final File. For readers searching for a truck accident lawyer, the relevant grouping here is deaths in fatal large-truck crashes assigned to I-10 in New Mexico, including people who were not truck occupants.[8][6][7]
See also
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