| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-26 in South Carolina[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 50[1][2][3][4][5] |
| All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024 | 172[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes | 29.1%[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-2024 | 38[1][2][3][4][5] |
| 2024 data file | FARS Annual Report File[5] |
I-26 in South Carolina recorded 50 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, representing 29.1% of the 172 deaths recorded on the route in the state. Those large-truck deaths occurred in 38 fatal crashes. The truck accident death count includes everyone killed in the qualifying crashes, not just 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 this I-26 South Carolina summary, a truck accident means a fatal crash involving at least one medium or heavy truck with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds, excluding buses and motor homes. Assignment to I-26 uses crash-level records with 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-26 truck accident deaths in South Carolina by year
Annual truck accident deaths on I-26 in South Carolina fell from 14 in 2020 to 11 in 2021, then to 8 in 2022 and 4 in 2023. The count rose to 13 in 2024. For deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020 was the highest year and 2023 was the lowest. The 2024 count remained below the 14 deaths recorded in 2020.[1][2][3][4][5]
All-route deaths followed a different sequence: 38 in 2020, 47 in 2021, 27 in 2022, 27 in 2023 and 33 in 2024. The highest all-route count was 47 in 2021; 2022 and 2023 tied for the lowest at 27. These annual columns distinguish truck accident deaths from deaths in all qualifying route 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 | 14 | 38 |
| 2021 | 11 | 47 |
| 2022 | 8 | 27 |
| 2023 | 4 | 27 |
| 2024 | 13 | 33 |
Crashes are placed on the route by the trafficway identifier recorded for each fatal crash. 2024 is the Annual Report File.
Counties along I-26 in South Carolina
Truck accident deaths were recorded in 10 counties along the South Carolina segment. Among the listed rows, Spartanburg County had the highest count and share, 12 deaths and 24.0%, followed by Orangeburg County with 10 and 20.0%. Lexington County recorded 8 and 16.0%; Newberry County, 6 and 12.0%; Berkeley County, 4 and 8.0%; and Charleston County, 3 and 6.0%.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Richland County, Dorchester County and Laurens County each recorded 2 deaths and 4.0%. Calhoun County had the lowest count among the listed rows, 1 death and 2.0%. Each share uses the segment's large-truck death total. These county figures identify truck accident crash locations, not where the people killed lived.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| County | Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | Share of the route total in the state |
|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg County | 12 | 24.0% |
| Orangeburg County | 10 | 20.0% |
| Lexington County | 8 | 16.0% |
| Newberry County | 6 | 12.0% |
| Berkeley County | 4 | 8.0% |
| Charleston County | 3 | 6.0% |
| Richland County | 2 | 4.0% |
| Dorchester County | 2 | 4.0% |
| Laurens County | 2 | 4.0% |
| Calhoun County | 1 | 2.0% |
How the truck crashes on I-26 happened
Rear-end crashes accounted for 29 deaths, or 58.0%, the largest death count among the listed manner-of-collision rows. Angle (side impact) and sideswipe crashes each recorded 3 deaths and 6.0%; head-on crashes recorded 0 and 0.0%. The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 15 deaths and 30.0%. It means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport at the first harmful event, including events such as striking a parked vehicle or a rollover. A vehicle stopped in traffic can be in transport.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., and nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., each accounted for 25 truck accident deaths and 50.0%. Rural locations recorded 35 deaths and 70.0%; urban locations recorded 15 and 30.0%. Work-zone records counted 8 deaths. These breakdowns measure deaths, not trucks or fatal crashes.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
I-26 in other states
Across all states, I-26 recorded 60 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, with route deaths recorded in 3 states. South Carolina's 50 deaths represented 83.3% of that separately supplied route total. This percentage describes the state's share of recorded I-26 truck accident deaths, not a share of traffic or mileage.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The other-state table displays "No other state segment met the threshold" with 0. That is a threshold label, not a named state segment with a comparable death count. The listed other-state rows are a subset, not the route total. These truck accident counts provide no traffic-adjusted risk ranking and cannot establish relative risk per trip or mile.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
For I-26 in South Carolina, FARS supplies fatal-only records: a qualifying traffic crash involves a motor vehicle on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Truck accident counts follow crash location, not residence; truck involvement does not establish fault.[8][6][7]
South Carolina's I-26 assignment uses crash-level route signing and trafficway identifiers, which do not establish full highway coverage. Readers searching for a truck accident lawyer should read these figures as location-based counts. The 2020 to 2023 records are FARS Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File remains revisable when NHTSA replaces it with the Final File, so its truck accident figures can change.[8][6][7]
See also
On related publications
- Truck accident statistics for Orangeburg County, South Carolina (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Lexington County, South Carolina (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Charleston County, South Carolina (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
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