| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-70 in Colorado[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 55[1][2][3][4][5] |
| All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024 | 187[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes | 29.4%[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-2024 | 47[1][2][3][4][5] |
| 2024 data file | FARS Annual Report File[5] |
I-70 in Colorado recorded 55 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, representing 29.4% of the 187 deaths recorded on the route. Those large-truck deaths occurred in 47 fatal crashes. The truck accident death count includes everyone killed in the qualifying crashes, rather than only people occupying large trucks. These figures describe crashes assigned to the Colorado segment through the recorded crash location and route fields.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
For this I-70 Colorado 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. Route assignment requires ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID, the crash's trafficway identifier. These crash-level fields identify route signing and location. They do not describe the highway's full geographic extent, and large-truck involvement does not establish fault.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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I-70 truck accident deaths in Colorado by year
Annual truck accident deaths on I-70 in Colorado were 5 in 2020, 10 in 2021, 20 in 2022, 8 in 2023 and 12 in 2024. The highest count was 20 in 2022, and the lowest was 5 in 2020. Deaths rose from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022, fell in 2023, then rose in 2024.[1][2][3][4][5]
All-route deaths were 29 in 2020, 43 in 2021, 44 in 2022, 36 in 2023 and 35 in 2024. This measure also reached its highest count in 2022 and its lowest in 2020. From 2023 to 2024, truck accident deaths rose from 8 to 12 while all-route deaths fell from 36 to 35. 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 | 5 | 29 |
| 2021 | 10 | 43 |
| 2022 | 20 | 44 |
| 2023 | 8 | 36 |
| 2024 | 12 | 35 |
Crashes are placed on the route by the trafficway identifier recorded for each fatal crash. 2024 is the Annual Report File.
Counties along I-70 in Colorado
Truck accident deaths assigned to I-70 in Colorado occurred in 12 counties. Among the listed rows, Denver County and Kit Carson County tied for the highest death count, each recording 7 deaths and 12.7% of the segment total. Arapahoe County recorded 6 deaths, or 10.9%, followed by Clear Creek County with 5 deaths, or 9.1%.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Elbert County, Mesa County, Lincoln County, Eagle County, Garfield County and Jefferson County each recorded 4 deaths and 7.3%. These counties share the lowest death count among the listed rows. The county figures locate the fatal truck accidents within the Colorado route segment; they do not identify 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Denver County | 7 | 12.7% |
| Kit Carson County | 7 | 12.7% |
| Arapahoe County | 6 | 10.9% |
| Clear Creek County | 5 | 9.1% |
| Elbert County | 4 | 7.3% |
| Mesa County | 4 | 7.3% |
| Lincoln County | 4 | 7.3% |
| Eagle County | 4 | 7.3% |
| Garfield County | 4 | 7.3% |
| Jefferson County | 4 | 7.3% |
How the truck crashes on I-70 happened
For I-70 in Colorado, rear-end truck accident deaths numbered 18, or 32.7%. Angle (side impact) accounted for 6 deaths, or 10.9%; sideswipe and head-on each accounted for 4, or 7.3%. The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 23 deaths, or 41.8%. Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. That row means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, 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 truck accident deaths numbered 29, or 52.7%, compared with nighttime's 26, or 47.3%. Rural locations recorded 38 deaths, or 69.1%, and urban locations recorded 17, or 30.9%. Work-zone deaths numbered 11. Each figure counts people killed in qualifying crashes, not the number of trucks or fatal truck accidents.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
I-70 in other states
Across I-70, the supplied route-wide count was 292 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, with deaths recorded in 10 states. Colorado's 55 deaths represented 18.8% of that total. The listed other state segments recorded 52 deaths in Missouri, 50 in Ohio, 40 in Indiana, 26 in Illinois and 23 in Kansas.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Colorado's truck accident death count was higher than each listed other segment's count. The other-state rows are a subset, not the route-wide total. These counts cannot establish relative risk per trip or mile. For readers searching for a truck accident lawyer, the grouping to keep in view is deaths by crash location on each state segment.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
The I-70 Colorado truck accident figures come from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle traveling 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-70 in Colorado, crash-level route signing and trafficway identifiers determine assignment; they do not establish the highway's full geographic extent. Truck involvement does not establish fault. The 2020 to 2023 figures use FARS Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File remains revisable when NHTSA replaces it with the Final File. These are counts, not population or mileage rates.[8][6][7]
See also
- Colorado truck accident statistics (2020-2024)
- I-70 truck accidents in Illinois (2020-2024)
- I-70 truck accidents in Indiana (2020-2024)
- I-70 truck accidents in Kansas (2020-2024)
On related publications
- Truck accident statistics for Denver County, Colorado (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Arapahoe County, Colorado (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Adams County, Colorado (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
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