| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-65 in Alabama[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 66[1][2][3][4][5] |
| All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024 | 262[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes | 25.2%[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-2024 | 49[1][2][3][4][5] |
| 2024 data file | FARS Annual Report File[5] |
I-65 in Alabama recorded 66 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, representing 25.2% of the 262 deaths assigned to the route in the state. Those large-truck deaths occurred in 49 fatal crashes. The truck accident death count includes everyone killed in these crashes, not solely 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-65 Alabama 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, excluding buses and motor homes. Assignment uses crash-level route signing and a parseable Interstate number in the recorded trafficway identifier. These fields identify the route associated with the crash location; they do not describe the highway's full geographic extent.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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I-65 truck accident deaths in Alabama by year
Annual truck accident deaths on I-65 in Alabama rose from 7 in 2020 to 22 in 2021, then fell to 20 in 2022. The count fell again to 9 in 2023 and 8 in 2024. For deaths in large-truck crashes, 2021 was the highest year and 2020 was the lowest. Neither extreme was tied.[1][2][3][4][5]
All deaths assigned to the route followed a rise from 47 in 2020 to 70 in 2021, followed by declines to 52 in 2022, 48 in 2023 and 45 in 2024. The highest all-route count was in 2021; the lowest was in 2024, with neither tied. The lowest years therefore differed between the measures. The 2024 counts use the Annual Report File.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Year | Deaths in large-truck crashes | All deaths on the route |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 47 |
| 2021 | 22 | 70 |
| 2022 | 20 | 52 |
| 2023 | 9 | 48 |
| 2024 | 8 | 45 |
Crashes are placed on the route by the trafficway identifier recorded for each fatal crash. 2024 is the Annual Report File.
Counties along I-65 in Alabama
Truck accident deaths assigned to Alabama's I-65 segment occurred in 16 counties. Among the listed rows, Butler County ranked highest with 14 deaths and 21.2%, followed by Limestone County with 7 and 10.6%. Cullman County and Montgomery County each recorded 6 deaths and 9.1%. Autauga County recorded 5 deaths and 7.6%.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Conecuh County, Mobile County and Morgan County each had 4 deaths and 6.1%. Jefferson County and Baldwin County each had 3 deaths and 4.5%, tying for the lowest death count among the listed rows. Each share uses the segment's large-truck death total. These county figures describe recorded crash locations, rather than 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Butler County | 14 | 21.2% |
| Limestone County | 7 | 10.6% |
| Cullman County | 6 | 9.1% |
| Montgomery County | 6 | 9.1% |
| Autauga County | 5 | 7.6% |
| Conecuh County | 4 | 6.1% |
| Mobile County | 4 | 6.1% |
| Morgan County | 4 | 6.1% |
| Jefferson County | 3 | 4.5% |
| Baldwin County | 3 | 4.5% |
How the truck crashes on I-65 happened
Rear-end crashes accounted for 31 truck accident deaths on I-65 in Alabama, or 47.0%, the largest manner-of-collision count among the listed rows. Angle (side impact) and head-on crashes each accounted for 6 deaths and 9.1%; sideswipe crashes accounted for 4 and 6.1%. The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 19 deaths and 28.8%. It means the first harmful event was not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport, such as a rollover or striking a fixed object. A vehicle stopped in traffic can be in transport.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Daytime recorded 34 deaths and 51.5%; nighttime recorded 32 and 48.5%. Rural locations recorded 43 deaths and 65.2%, compared with 23 and 34.8% in urban locations. Work-zone deaths numbered 2. Each of these measures counts deaths, rather than trucks or fatal crashes.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
I-65 in other states
Across all states, I-65 recorded 194 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, with deaths recorded in 6 states. Alabama's 66 deaths represented 34.0% of that separately supplied route-wide total. The listed other state segments recorded 56 deaths in Indiana, 42 in Kentucky and 30 in Tennessee.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Comparing Alabama with those listed segments, Alabama had the highest truck accident death count and Tennessee the lowest. Indiana's count exceeded Kentucky's, and Kentucky's exceeded Tennessee's. The other-state table is a subset of the route-wide data, rather than the complete total. These counts describe fatal crash locations and are not traffic-adjusted risk rankings or measures of risk per trip or mile.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
For I-65 in Alabama, FARS supplies a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes, excluding nonfatal crashes and injuries. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Counts use recorded crash locations. Crash-level route fields establish assignment, with no claim to full highway coverage.[8][6][7]
Large-truck involvement does not establish fault. For readers searching for a truck accident lawyer, these figures remain grouped by crash location. Alabama's I-65 data for 2020 to 2023 come from FARS Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File remains revisable when NHTSA replaces it with the Final File. Death counts include everyone killed in qualifying crashes, not just truck occupants.[8][6][7]
See also
- Alabama truck accident statistics (2020-2024)
- I-65 truck accidents in Indiana (2020-2024)
- I-65 truck accidents in Kentucky (2020-2024)
- I-65 truck accidents in Tennessee (2020-2024)
On related publications
- Truck accident statistics for Jefferson County, Alabama (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Mobile County, Alabama (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Montgomery County, Alabama (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
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