| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-75 in Michigan[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 25[1][2][3][4][5] |
| All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024 | 130[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes | 19.2%[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-2024 | 23[1][2][3][4][5] |
| 2024 data file | FARS Annual Report File[5] |
Fatal large-truck crashes assigned to I-75 in Michigan accounted for 25 deaths during 2020 to 2024. The route recorded 130 deaths across all fatal crashes in the state, with large-truck crash deaths representing 19.2% of that total. Those truck accident deaths occurred in 23 fatal large-truck crashes. The death count includes everyone killed in the qualifying crashes, rather than only people riding in large trucks. Deaths and fatal crashes are distinct measures in these corridor statistics.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
For I-75 in Michigan, 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 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-75 truck accident deaths in Michigan by year
Annual truck accident deaths on I-75 in Michigan were 3 in 2020, 4 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 8 in 2023 and 6 in 2024. The highest count was 8 in 2023; the lowest was 3 in 2020. The unchanged counts in 2021 and 2022 preceded an increase to 8, followed by a decline to 6. All-route deaths followed a different sequence: 24 in 2020 fell to 20 in 2021, then rose to 22 in 2022 and 34 in 2023 before falling to 30 in 2024. For all-route deaths, 2023 was the highest year and 2021 was the lowest. These annual truck accident figures count deaths in qualifying fatal crashes, not the number of trucks involved.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Year | Deaths in large-truck crashes | All deaths on the route |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 24 |
| 2021 | 4 | 20 |
| 2022 | 4 | 22 |
| 2023 | 8 | 34 |
| 2024 | 6 | 30 |
Crashes are placed on the route by the trafficway identifier recorded for each fatal crash. 2024 is the Annual Report File.
Counties along I-75 in Michigan
Truck accident deaths assigned to Michigan's I-75 segment occurred in 6 counties. Among the listed rows, Wayne County had the highest death count, 9, and share, 36.0%. Monroe County followed with 6 deaths and 24.0%. Bay County and Saginaw County each recorded 3 deaths and 12.0%. Oakland County and Genesee County each recorded 2 deaths and 8.0%, tying for the lowest death count and share among the listed rows. Each percentage uses the segment's large-truck crash death total in Michigan. These truck accident counts describe the county locations recorded for the crashes, rather than the home counties of the people who died.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
How the truck crashes on I-75 happened
Rear-end crashes accounted for 12 truck accident deaths, or 48.0%, on I-75 in Michigan. Sideswipe crashes recorded 3 deaths, or 12.0%; angle (side impact) and head-on crashes each recorded 1 death, or 4.0%. The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 8 deaths, or 32.0%. It describes a first harmful event without 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 (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) accounted for 19 deaths, or 76.0%; nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) accounted for 6, or 24.0%. Urban locations recorded 19 deaths, or 76.0%, and rural locations recorded 6, or 24.0%. Work-zone truck accident deaths numbered 2. These categories count people killed, not trucks or fatal crashes.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
I-75 in other states
Across 6 states with large-truck crash deaths recorded on I-75, the supplied route total was 396 deaths during 2020 to 2024. Michigan's 25 deaths represented 6.3% of that route-wide count. Among the listed other-state rows, Georgia had the highest truck accident death count at 118, followed by Florida at 109, Ohio at 60, Tennessee at 45 and Kentucky at 39. Each listed other-state segment recorded a higher count than Michigan. The other-state table is a subset; the route-wide total is supplied separately. These truck accident counts are not traffic-adjusted risk rankings. They provide neither population nor mileage rates and cannot establish relative risk per trip or mile.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
For I-75 in Michigan, FARS supplies a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes; nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Qualifying deaths occur within 30 days of a crash. Truck accident counts use recorded crash locations, not residence. Crash-level ROUTE and TWAY_ID fields assign the corridor; they describe signing and location rather than full highway coverage. Large-truck involvement does not establish fault. Michigan's I-75 figures use FARS Final Files for 2020 to 2023 and the revisable 2024 Annual Report File, which can change when replaced by the Final File. A reader searching for a truck accident lawyer should keep the grouping clear: these figures count deaths in fatal crashes involving large trucks.[8][6][7]
See also
- Michigan truck accident statistics (2020-2024)
- I-75 truck accidents in Florida (2020-2024)
- I-75 truck accidents in Kentucky (2020-2024)
On related publications
- Truck accident statistics for Wayne County, Michigan (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Oakland County, Michigan (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
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