| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-59 in Alabama[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 47[1][2][3][4][5] |
| All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024 | 151[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes | 31.1%[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-2024 | 42[1][2][3][4][5] |
| 2024 data file | FARS Annual Report File[5] |
I-59 in Alabama recorded 47 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, accounting for 31.1% of the 151 deaths recorded on the route. Those large-truck deaths occurred in 42 fatal crashes. The truck accident death count includes everyone killed in these crashes, rather than only people occupying a large truck. Deaths and fatal crashes are distinct measures: a crash can involve multiple large trucks and can kill multiple people.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
For this Alabama I-59 count, 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; buses and motor homes are excluded. Assignment to I-59 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, without describing the highway's full geographic extent.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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I-59 truck accident deaths in Alabama by year
Annual truck accident deaths on I-59 in Alabama rose from 8 in 2020 to 11 in 2021 and 13 in 2022. They fell to 5 in 2023, then rose to 10 in 2024. The highest large-truck death count was 13 in 2022, and the lowest was 5 in 2023. Neither annual extreme was tied.[1][2][3][4][5]
All deaths on the route rose from 27 in 2020 to 34 in 2021 and 39 in 2022, then fell to 28 in 2023 and 23 in 2024. The highest all-route count was in 2022; the lowest was in 2024, with neither tied. From 2023 to 2024, truck accident deaths rose while all-route deaths fell. 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 | 8 | 27 |
| 2021 | 11 | 34 |
| 2022 | 13 | 39 |
| 2023 | 5 | 28 |
| 2024 | 10 | 23 |
Crashes are placed on the route by the trafficway identifier recorded for each fatal crash. 2024 is the Annual Report File.
Counties along I-59 in Alabama
Truck accident deaths assigned to Alabama's I-59 segment occurred in 7 counties. Among the listed rows, Jefferson County had the highest death count, 14, and share, 29.8%, followed by Tuscaloosa County with 9 and 19.1%. Greene County and Etowah County each recorded 7 deaths and 14.9%.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
St. Clair County recorded 5 deaths and 10.6%; DeKalb County recorded 3 and 6.4%. Sumter County had the lowest count and share among the listed rows, with 2 and 4.3%. Each share uses the segment's large-truck death total. These county figures identify crash locations recorded in FARS, not the counties where the people killed in those crashes lived.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
How the truck crashes on I-59 happened
Among the listed collision rows for I-59 in Alabama, rear-end crashes accounted for the largest truck accident death count: 25, or 53.2%. Angle (side impact) recorded 1 death, or 2.1%; sideswipe and head-on each recorded 3, or 6.4%. Other recorded 2 deaths, or 4.3%.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 13 deaths, or 27.7%. It means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport at the first harmful event, 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 recorded 31 deaths, or 66.0%, and nighttime 16, or 34.0%. Rural locations recorded 32 deaths, or 68.1%, and urban locations 15, or 31.9%. Work-zone deaths numbered 4. All these truck accident figures count deaths, rather than vehicles or fatal crashes.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
I-59 in other states
Across all states, I-59 recorded 70 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, with deaths recorded in 4 states. Alabama's 47 deaths represented 67.1% of that separately supplied route-wide total. The listed Mississippi segment recorded 23 deaths. Alabama's large-truck death count was higher than Mississippi's for the same period.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The other-state table presents a subset of segments; its listed counts do not define the route-wide total. These truck accident counts describe recorded crash locations and are not adjusted for traffic. They therefore cannot establish relative risk per trip or mile. For a reader searching for a truck accident lawyer, the grouping here remains deaths by recorded crash location.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
Alabama's I-59 statistics use NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, a 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 counts follow crash locations, not residence.[8][6][7]
For I-59 in Alabama, crash-level ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID determine route assignment. Those fields describe signing and location, with no claim to full geographic highway coverage. Large-truck involvement does not establish fault. The 2020 to 2023 records are FARS Final Files; the 2024 Annual Report File remains revisable when NHTSA replaces it with the Final File.[8][6][7]
See also
On related publications
- Truck accident statistics for Jefferson County, Alabama (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Tuscaloosa County, Alabama (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Etowah County, Alabama (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
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