| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-69 in Indiana[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 35[1][2][3][4][5] |
| All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024 | 85[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes | 41.2%[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-2024 | 33[1][2][3][4][5] |
| 2024 data file | FARS Annual Report File[5] |
Fatal truck accidents assigned to I-69 in Indiana recorded 35 deaths during 2020-2024, accounting for 41.2% of the 85 deaths recorded on the route in the state. Those large-truck deaths occurred in 33 fatal crashes. The truck accident death count includes everyone killed in those crashes, including people other than truck occupants. These figures describe fatal crashes recorded at Indiana locations assigned to I-69, with deaths and fatal crashes reported as separate measures.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
For this I-69 Indiana 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. Buses and motor homes are excluded. Assignment uses the 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-69 truck accident deaths in Indiana by year
Annual truck accident deaths on I-69 in Indiana fell from 8 in 2020 to 5 in 2021 and 3 in 2022. They then rose to 9 in 2023 and 10 in 2024. The highest annual large-truck death count was 10 in 2024, while the lowest was 3 in 2022. The 2023 count also exceeded the 2020 count.[1][2][3][4][5]
All deaths assigned to the route followed the same direction: 15 in 2020, 12 in 2021, 9 in 2022, 24 in 2023 and 25 in 2024. For that measure, 2024 was highest and 2022 was lowest. Each annual truck accident figure counts deaths in crashes involving large trucks, while the all-route figure counts deaths across fatal crashes assigned to I-69 in Indiana.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Year | Deaths in large-truck crashes | All deaths on the route |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 15 |
| 2021 | 5 | 12 |
| 2022 | 3 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 | 24 |
| 2024 | 10 | 25 |
Crashes are placed on the route by the trafficway identifier recorded for each fatal crash. 2024 is the Annual Report File.
Counties along I-69 in Indiana
Truck accident deaths assigned to I-69 in Indiana occurred in 11 counties. Among the listed rows, Grant County had the highest count, 8 deaths and 22.9%. Allen County and Delaware County each recorded 5 and 14.3%; Hamilton County recorded 4 and 11.4%. Huntington County and Madison County each had 3 and 8.6%.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
DeKalb County and Greene County each recorded 2 deaths and 5.7%. Marion County and Daviess County each recorded 1 and 2.9%, tying for the lowest death count among the listed rows. Each share uses the segment's 35 deaths. These county figures identify truck accident 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grant County | 8 | 22.9% |
| Allen County | 5 | 14.3% |
| Delaware County | 5 | 14.3% |
| Hamilton County | 4 | 11.4% |
| Huntington County | 3 | 8.6% |
| Madison County | 3 | 8.6% |
| DeKalb County | 2 | 5.7% |
| Greene County | 2 | 5.7% |
| Marion County | 1 | 2.9% |
| Daviess County | 1 | 2.9% |
How the truck crashes on I-69 happened
For I-69 in Indiana, rear-end truck crashes accounted for 13 deaths, 37.1%; head-on crashes accounted for 3, 8.6%. Angle (side impact) and sideswipe each recorded 1, 2.9%. Other recorded 2, 5.7%, and not reported recorded 1, 2.9%. The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 14 deaths, 40.0%. It describes a first harmful event without collision with a motor vehicle in transport, including a rollover or striking a parked vehicle, fixed object, pedestrian or cyclist. A vehicle stopped in traffic can be in transport.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Daytime truck accident deaths numbered 22, 62.9%, compared with nighttime's 13, 37.1%. Urban locations recorded 10, 28.6%, and rural locations recorded 25, 71.4%. Work-zone deaths numbered 10. These classifications count people killed in large-truck crashes; none of these counts represents the number of trucks or fatal crashes.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
I-69 in other states
Across I-69 in all states, the supplied route-wide count is 76 deaths in large-truck crashes, with deaths recorded in 5 states during 2020-2024. Indiana's 35 deaths represent 46.1% of that route-wide figure. The listed Texas segment recorded 29 deaths, a lower count than Indiana's 35. This comparison concerns truck accident deaths assigned to each state segment.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The other-state table presents a subset of state segments; its listed figures do not replace the separately supplied route-wide total. These truck accident counts are not traffic-adjusted risk rankings and cannot establish relative risk per trip or mile. Readers searching for a truck accident lawyer should keep the state-segment grouping in mind when reading these counts.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
For I-69 in Indiana, FARS supplies fatal-crash records, excluding nonfatal crashes and injuries. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Truck accident counts use recorded crash locations, not the residences of people killed. Large-truck involvement does not establish fault.[8][6][7]
Assignment to Indiana's I-69 segment uses crash-level ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID. Those fields describe route signing and crash location, limiting interpretation to assigned records rather than the highway's full geographic extent. The 2020 to 2023 figures use FARS Final Files. The 2024 figures use the Annual Report File and can change when NHTSA replaces it with the Final File.[8][6][7]
See also
On related publications
- Truck accident statistics for Allen County, Indiana (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Marion County, Indiana (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
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