| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-65 in Indiana[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 56[1][2][3][4][5] |
| All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024 | 139[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes | 40.3%[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-2024 | 51[1][2][3][4][5] |
| 2024 data file | FARS Annual Report File[5] |
I-65 in Indiana recorded 56 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, representing 40.3% of the 139 deaths assigned to the route in the state. Those large-truck deaths occurred in 51 fatal crashes. The truck accident death count includes everyone killed in the qualifying crashes, rather than only people occupying a large truck. Deaths and fatal crashes are separate measures: a crash can kill multiple people and involve multiple large trucks.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
For this Indiana I-65 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 uses the crash-level route fields: ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID. These recorded 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-65 truck accident deaths in Indiana by year
Annual truck accident deaths on Indiana's I-65 fell from 16 in 2020 to 12 in 2021, then to 11 in 2022 and 8 in 2023. The count rose to 9 in 2024. For deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020 was the highest year and 2023 was the lowest, with no ties for either position.[1][2][3][4][5]
All deaths assigned to the route followed a different sequence: 33 in 2020, 29 in 2021, 32 in 2022, 21 in 2023 and 24 in 2024. This measure also reached its highest count in 2020 and its lowest in 2023, without ties. Both measures rose from 2023 to 2024, while their 2021 to 2022 movements differed. The annual figures count deaths, not fatal crashes.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Year | Deaths in large-truck crashes | All deaths on the route |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 16 | 33 |
| 2021 | 12 | 29 |
| 2022 | 11 | 32 |
| 2023 | 8 | 21 |
| 2024 | 9 | 24 |
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 Indiana
Large-truck crash deaths assigned to I-65 in Indiana occurred in 14 counties. Among the listed rows, Boone County had the highest death count, 9 (16.1%), followed by Clark County with 8 (14.3%), Scott County with 7 (12.5%), Bartholomew County with 6 (10.7%) and Marion County with 5 (8.9%).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Jasper County and White County each recorded 4 deaths (7.1%). DeKalb County recorded 3 (5.4%). Shelby County and Jackson County shared the lowest count among the listed rows, each with 2 (3.6%). Each share uses the segment's large-truck deaths as its denominator. These truck accident figures describe 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boone County | 9 | 16.1% |
| Clark County | 8 | 14.3% |
| Scott County | 7 | 12.5% |
| Bartholomew County | 6 | 10.7% |
| Marion County | 5 | 8.9% |
| Jasper County | 4 | 7.1% |
| White County | 4 | 7.1% |
| DeKalb County | 3 | 5.4% |
| Shelby County | 2 | 3.6% |
| Jackson County | 2 | 3.6% |
How the truck crashes on I-65 happened
Rear-end crashes accounted for 27 deaths (48.2%), sideswipe crashes for 4 (7.1%), and angle (side impact) crashes for 2 (3.6%). Head-on crashes recorded 0 deaths (0.0%). The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 23 deaths (41.1%). Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. That row means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, including events such as striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object, or a rollover. A vehicle stopped in traffic can be in transport.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Daytime (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) recorded 22 truck accident deaths (39.3%); nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) recorded 34 (60.7%). Urban locations recorded 33 deaths (58.9%), compared with 23 (41.1%) in rural locations. Work-zone deaths numbered 14. These Indiana I-65 breakdowns count deaths, rather than vehicles 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 assigned to the route in 6 states. Indiana's 56 deaths represented 28.9% of that route-wide count. The route total is supplied separately from the other-state table; the listed state segments are a subset.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Among the listed other-state rows, Alabama had the highest large-truck crash death count at 66, followed by Kentucky at 42 and Tennessee at 30. Indiana's count was lower than Alabama's and higher than Kentucky's or Tennessee's. These truck accident counts are not traffic-adjusted risk rankings. They provide no population or mileage rates and cannot establish relative risk per trip or mile.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
The Indiana I-65 truck accident figures come from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Its scope requires a motor vehicle on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded.[8][6][7]
Counts follow recorded crash locations, not residence. Crash-level ROUTE and TWAY_ID fields assign crashes to I-65 in Indiana without establishing full highway coverage. Large-truck involvement does not establish fault. Readers searching for a truck accident lawyer should distinguish death counts from crash counts. Data for 2020 to 2023 use Final Files; the 2024 Annual Report File remains subject to revision when NHTSA replaces it with the Final File.[8][6][7]
See also
- Indiana truck accident statistics (2020-2024)
- I-65 truck accidents in Alabama (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 Marion County, Indiana (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Lake County, Indiana (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
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