| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-70 in Missouri[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 52[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 | 27.8%[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-70 in Missouri recorded 52 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, accounting for 27.8% of the 187 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, rather than only people in the large truck. These figures describe fatal crash involvement and do not establish fault.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
For this I-70 Missouri 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 to I-70 uses the crash-level route fields: ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID, the recorded trafficway identifier. The resulting counts describe locations recorded for fatal crashes, with route signing determining inclusion rather than the highway's full geographic extent.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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I-70 truck accident deaths in Missouri by year
Annual truck accident deaths on I-70 in Missouri rose from 7 in 2020 to 12 in 2021, then fell to 8 in 2022. They rose to 10 in 2023 and 15 in 2024. The highest large-truck death count was 15 in 2024; the lowest was 7 in 2020. Neither extreme was tied.[1][2][3][4][5]
All deaths assigned to the route rose from 25 in 2020 to 35 in 2021, then to 38 in 2022, 44 in 2023 and 45 in 2024. That series also had its highest count in 2024 and lowest in 2020, without ties. Unlike the large-truck series, all-route deaths increased in every annual comparison shown. The 2024 counts use the Annual Report File and remain revisable.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Year | Deaths in large-truck crashes | All deaths on the route |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 25 |
| 2021 | 12 | 35 |
| 2022 | 8 | 38 |
| 2023 | 10 | 44 |
| 2024 | 15 | 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-70 in Missouri
Truck accident deaths were recorded across 11 counties on Missouri's I-70 segment. Among the listed rows, Boone County had the highest count, 11 deaths and 21.2%, followed by St. Charles County with 8 and 15.4%, then Jackson County with 7 and 13.5%.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Lafayette County and City of St. Louis each recorded 6 deaths and 11.5%. Cooper County and St. Louis County each had 4 and 7.7%; Callaway County had 3 and 5.8%. Warren County and Montgomery County tied for the lowest listed count at 1 and 1.9% each. Shares refer to the segment's large-truck deaths. These are recorded crash locations, not the residences of people killed.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| County | Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | Share of the route total in the state |
|---|---|---|
| Boone County | 11 | 21.2% |
| St. Charles County | 8 | 15.4% |
| Jackson County | 7 | 13.5% |
| Lafayette County | 6 | 11.5% |
| City of St. Louis | 6 | 11.5% |
| Cooper County | 4 | 7.7% |
| St. Louis County | 4 | 7.7% |
| Callaway County | 3 | 5.8% |
| Warren County | 1 | 1.9% |
| Montgomery County | 1 | 1.9% |
How the truck crashes on I-70 happened
Rear-end crashes accounted for 21 truck accident deaths, or 40.4%, on I-70 in Missouri. Sideswipe crashes recorded 7 and 13.5%; angle (side impact) crashes recorded 4 and 7.7%. Head-on crashes recorded 0 and 0.0%, while Other recorded 1 and 1.9%. Manner of collision describes the first harmful event.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
"Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 19 deaths and 36.5%. This 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. Vehicles stopped in traffic can be in transport.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Daytime recorded 34 deaths and 65.4%; nighttime recorded 18 and 34.6%. Urban locations recorded 34 and 65.4%; rural locations recorded 18 and 34.6%. Work-zone deaths numbered 4. These classifications count people killed, not trucks or fatal crashes, and refer to the Missouri segment.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
I-70 in other states
Across 10 states with deaths assigned to I-70, the route recorded 292 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024. Missouri's 52 deaths represented 17.8% of that supplied route-wide total. The listed other-state segments are a subset, rather than the basis for reconstructing the route total.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Colorado recorded 55 truck accident deaths, Ohio 50, Indiana 40, Illinois 26 and Kansas 23. Among the listed other-state rows, Colorado had the highest death count and Kansas the lowest. Missouri's count was below Colorado's and above Ohio's. These are location-based counts, not traffic-adjusted risk rankings. They supply no population or mileage rates and cannot establish relative risk per trip or mile.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
The I-70 Missouri figures use 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. State and county fields identify crash locations, not residences.[8][6][7]
For Missouri's I-70 truck accident counts, crash-level ROUTE and TWAY_ID fields establish route assignment; they do not describe the highway's full geographic extent. Large-truck involvement does not establish fault. The 2020 to 2023 records are Final Files; the 2024 Annual Report File can change. Readers searching for a truck accident lawyer should distinguish the death counts from fatal-crash counts.[8][6][7]
See also
- Missouri truck accident statistics (2020-2024)
- I-70 truck accidents in Colorado (2020-2024)
- I-70 truck accidents in Illinois (2020-2024)
- I-70 truck accidents in Indiana (2020-2024)
On related publications
- Truck accident statistics for Jackson County, Missouri (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Boone County, Missouri (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
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