I-59 truck accidents in Mississippi (2020-2024)

I-59 truck accident deaths in Mississippi by year

Annual truck accident deaths on I-59 in Mississippi were 6 in 2020, 6 in 2021, 5 in 2022, 1 in 2023 and 5 in 2024. The highest large-truck death count was shared by 2020 and 2021; 2023 had the lowest count. Deaths were unchanged from 2020 to 2021, fell in 2022 and 2023, then rose in 2024. The 2022 and 2024 counts were equal.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All-route deaths followed a separate series: 15 in 2020, 18 in 2021, 16 in 2022, 10 in 2023 and 14 in 2024. The highest all-route count occurred in 2021 and the lowest in 2023. These annual columns distinguish deaths in large-truck crashes from all deaths assigned to the route. The 2024 figures use the Annual Report File.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

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 Mississippi

Truck accident deaths assigned to I-59 in Mississippi occurred in 7 counties. Among the listed rows, Jones County had the highest death count and share, with 6 deaths and 26.1%. Jasper County followed with 4 deaths and 17.4%. Lauderdale County recorded 3 deaths and 13.0%, as did Pearl River County, Forrest County and Lamar County. Those county death counts and shares were equal.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Clarke County had the lowest count among the listed rows, with 1 death and 4.3%. Each share uses the segment's large-truck deaths as its denominator. These county figures locate the fatal truck accident crashes; they do not identify where the people who died lived.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

How the truck crashes on I-59 happened

Rear-end crashes accounted for 6 deaths, or 26.1%, in the I-59 Mississippi truck accident data. Angle (side impact) recorded 2 deaths and 8.7%; sideswipe recorded 3 and 13.0%. Head-on and Other each recorded 1 death and 4.3%. The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 10 deaths and 43.5%. It means the first harmful event was not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport, 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 17, or 73.9%, compared with nighttime's 6 and 26.1%. Urban locations recorded 10 deaths and 43.5%; rural locations recorded 13 and 56.5%. Work-zone deaths numbered 4. These classifications count people killed in large-truck crashes, not the number of trucks 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. Mississippi's 23 deaths represented 32.9% of that separately supplied route-wide total. The listed Alabama segment recorded 47 deaths in large-truck crashes, a higher count than Mississippi's 23. These comparisons concern deaths assigned to each state segment through the crash records.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

The other-state table supplies a subset of segments, so its listed entries should not replace the route-wide total. These truck accident counts are not traffic-adjusted risk rankings. They provide neither population nor mileage rates and cannot establish relative truck accident risk per trip or mile for Mississippi or Alabama.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

About these figures

The I-59 Mississippi truck accident figures come from NHTSA's FARS census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Counts follow recorded crash locations, not residence. Route assignment requires ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID; these fields describe signing and crash location rather than the full geographic extent of I-59 in Mississippi.^[8][6][7]

Large-truck involvement does not establish fault. Whether searching for a truck accident lawyer or reviewing the statistics, readers should keep deaths distinct from fatal-crash counts. The 2020 to 2023 figures use FARS Final Files. The 2024 figures use the Annual Report File and may change when NHTSA replaces it with the Final File.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Mississippi truck accident statistics (2020-2024)
• I-59 truck accidents in Alabama (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Truck accident statistics for Lauderdale County, Mississippi (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)