| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-40 in Arkansas[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 65[1][2][3][4][5] |
| All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024 | 157[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes | 41.4%[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-2024 | 55[1][2][3][4][5] |
| 2024 data file | FARS Annual Report File[5] |
I-40 in Arkansas recorded 65 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, representing 41.4% of the 157 deaths assigned to the route in the state. Those large-truck deaths occurred in 55 fatal crashes. These truck accident statistics count everyone killed in the qualifying crashes, rather than only people occupying the large trucks. The death total and fatal-crash total therefore measure different things: a crash can kill multiple people.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
For this I-40 Arkansas tally, 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 uses crash-level route 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-40 truck accident deaths in Arkansas by year
Annual truck accident deaths on I-40 in Arkansas were 15 in 2020, 13 in 2021, 14 in 2022, 7 in 2023 and 16 in 2024. The count fell from 2020 to 2021, rose in 2022, fell in 2023 and rose in 2024. The highest large-truck death count was 16 in 2024; the lowest was 7 in 2023.[1][2][3][4][5]
All-route deaths followed a different sequence: 28 in 2020, 35 in 2021, 33 in 2022, 32 in 2023 and 29 in 2024. That measure reached its highest count in 2021 and its lowest in 2020. All-route deaths declined from 2023 to 2024 while large-truck deaths increased. The 2024 truck accident and all-route figures come from the Annual Report File.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Year | Deaths in large-truck crashes | All deaths on the route |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 15 | 28 |
| 2021 | 13 | 35 |
| 2022 | 14 | 33 |
| 2023 | 7 | 32 |
| 2024 | 16 | 29 |
Crashes are placed on the route by the trafficway identifier recorded for each fatal crash. 2024 is the Annual Report File.
Counties along I-40 in Arkansas
Truck accident deaths assigned to I-40 in Arkansas occurred in 11 counties. Among the listed rows, St. Francis County had the highest count, 18 (27.7%), followed by Franklin County with 10 (15.4%) and Lonoke County with 8 (12.3%). Crittenden County recorded 6 (9.2%).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Faulkner County and Pope County each recorded 5 (7.7%); Pulaski County recorded 4 (6.2%), and Conway County recorded 3 (4.6%). Johnson County and Prairie County each had 2 (3.1%), tying for the lowest count among the listed rows. Each share uses the segment's large-truck death total. These county figures identify crash locations, not the residences of 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 |
|---|---|---|
| St. Francis County | 18 | 27.7% |
| Franklin County | 10 | 15.4% |
| Lonoke County | 8 | 12.3% |
| Crittenden County | 6 | 9.2% |
| Faulkner County | 5 | 7.7% |
| Pope County | 5 | 7.7% |
| Pulaski County | 4 | 6.2% |
| Conway County | 3 | 4.6% |
| Johnson County | 2 | 3.1% |
| Prairie County | 2 | 3.1% |
How the truck crashes on I-40 happened
For I-40 in Arkansas, rear-end truck accident deaths numbered 21 (32.3%), angle deaths 3 (4.6%), sideswipe deaths 6 (9.2%) and head-on deaths 2 (3.1%). The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 33 deaths (50.8%). It means the first harmful event was not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport. Examples include a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed-object impact, or a rollover. A vehicle stopped in traffic can still be in transport.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 38 deaths (58.5%); nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 27 (41.5%). Rural locations recorded 51 deaths (78.5%), and urban locations recorded 14 (21.5%). Work-zone deaths numbered 6. These truck accident breakdowns count people killed, not vehicles involved or fatal crashes, and manner of collision describes the first harmful event.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
I-40 in other states
Across I-40, the supplied route-wide total was 590 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, with deaths recorded in 8 states. Arkansas accounted for 11.0% of that total through its 65 deaths. The route-wide figure is supplied separately; the listed other-state segments are a subset.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Among the listed rows, Tennessee had the highest truck accident death count at 163, followed by New Mexico at 137 and Arizona at 88. Oklahoma recorded 53, and Texas recorded 38, the lowest listed count. Arkansas's count was below Arizona's and above Oklahoma's. These are location-based death counts, not traffic-adjusted risk rankings; they cannot establish relative truck accident risk per trip or mile.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
The I-40 Arkansas truck accident figures 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 residences.[8][6][7]
For Arkansas's I-40 segment, crash-level ROUTE and TWAY_ID fields assign records through route signing and the trafficway identifier, without defining full highway coverage. Large-truck involvement does not establish fault. Readers searching for a truck accident lawyer should distinguish deaths from crashes in these figures. The 2020 to 2023 records are Final Files; the 2024 Annual Report File can change when NHTSA replaces it with the Final File.[8][6][7]
See also
- Arkansas truck accident statistics (2020-2024)
- I-40 truck accidents in Arizona (2020-2024)
- I-40 truck accidents in New Mexico (2020-2024)
- I-40 truck accidents in North Carolina (2020-2024)
On related publications
- Truck accident statistics for Pulaski County, Arkansas (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Crittenden County, Arkansas (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Lonoke County, Arkansas (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
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