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I-80 truck accidents in Illinois (2020-2024)

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I-80 truck accidents in Illinois (2020-2024)
Data years2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5]
Route segmentI-80 in Illinois[1][2][3][4][5]
Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-202439[1][2][3][4][5]
All deaths on the route segment, 2020-202478[1][2][3][4][5]
Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes50.0%[1][2][3][4][5]
Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-202431[1][2][3][4][5]
2024 data fileFARS Annual Report File[5]

I-80 in Illinois recorded 39 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, representing 50.0% of the 78 deaths recorded on the route. Those large-truck deaths occurred in 31 fatal crashes. The truck accident death count includes everyone killed in the qualifying crashes, rather than only people occupying large trucks. Deaths and fatal crashes are distinct measures: a qualifying crash can involve multiple large trucks and can kill multiple people.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

For these I-80 truck accident statistics in Illinois, a large truck is a medium or heavy truck with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds; buses and motor homes are excluded. Assignment to the corridor uses 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-80 truck accident deaths in Illinois by year

Annual truck accident deaths on I-80 in Illinois were highest in 2020, with 15 deaths in large-truck crashes and 27 all-route deaths. In 2021, the counts fell to 6 and 20, respectively. Large-truck crash deaths remained at 6 in 2022, while all-route deaths fell to 12. Both measures reached their lowest annual counts in 2023: 5 deaths in large-truck crashes and 7 all-route deaths.[1][2][3][4][5]

In 2024, truck accident deaths rose to 7, and all-route deaths rose to 12. The large-truck counts were tied in 2021 and 2022; all-route counts were tied in 2022 and 2024. Neither measure had a tie for its highest or lowest year. The 2024 counts come from the Annual Report File and remain subject to revision.[1][2][3][4][5]

I-80 truck accident deaths in Illinois by year[1][2][3][4][5]
YearDeaths in large-truck crashesAll deaths on the route
20201527
2021620
2022612
202357
2024712

Crashes are placed on the route by the trafficway identifier recorded for each fatal crash. 2024 is the Annual Report File.

Counties along I-80 in Illinois

Truck accident deaths assigned to I-80 in Illinois occurred in 6 counties. Among the listed rows, Will County had the highest death count, 10, and the highest share of the state segment total, 25.6%. Grundy County and Bureau County each recorded 9 deaths and 23.1%, tying on both measures.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Cook County recorded 6 deaths, or 15.4%, followed by LaSalle County with 4 deaths, or 10.3%. Kendall County had 1 death and 2.6%, the lowest count and share among the listed rows. These truck accident figures identify the counties where crashes occurred. They do not identify the counties where the people killed lived.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Counties along I-80 in Illinois[1][2][3][4][5]
CountyDeaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024Share of the route total in the state
Will County1025.6%
Grundy County923.1%
Bureau County923.1%
Cook County615.4%
LaSalle County410.3%
Kendall County12.6%

How the truck crashes on I-80 happened

Rear-end crashes accounted for 20 truck accident deaths, or 51.3%, the largest death count among the listed collision rows. Sideswipe crashes recorded 6 deaths, or 15.4%; angle (side impact) crashes recorded 3, or 7.7%; head-on crashes recorded 2, or 5.1%. The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 8 deaths, or 20.5%. It means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport at the first harmful event, including events such as rollovers or impacts with fixed objects. Vehicles stopped in traffic can be in transport.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Daytime (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) accounted for 23 deaths, or 59.0%; nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) accounted for 16, or 41.0%. Urban locations recorded 28 deaths, or 71.8%, and rural locations 11, or 28.2%. Work-zone truck accident deaths numbered 5. These figures count deaths, not crashes.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

How the truck crashes on I-80 happened[1][2][3][4][5]
Manner of collisionDeaths, 2020-2024Share
Rear-end2051.3%
Angle (side impact)37.7%
Sideswipe615.4%
Head-on25.1%
Not a collision with another moving vehicle820.5%

I-80 in other states

Across I-80, the supplied route-wide count was 430 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, with deaths recorded in 11 states. Illinois accounted for 9.1% of that total through its 39 truck accident deaths. The route-wide figure is supplied separately; the listed other-state segments are a subset.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Among the listed other-state rows, Nebraska had the highest large-truck crash death count at 68, followed by Pennsylvania at 56, Wyoming at 55, Iowa at 45 and Indiana at 41. Each listed segment recorded a higher count than Illinois. These truck accident counts are not traffic-adjusted risk rankings and cannot establish relative risk per trip or mile on these state segments.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

I-80 in other states[1][2][3][4][5]
I-80 segmentDeaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024
Nebraska68
Pennsylvania56
Wyoming55
Iowa45
Indiana41

About these figures

For I-80 in Illinois, FARS supplies fatal truck accident records, excluding nonfatal crashes and injuries. Its scope requires a motor vehicle on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. State and county counts follow crash locations, not residence. Route assignment uses ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID; these crash-level fields describe signing and location, not full highway coverage.[8][6][7]

Large-truck involvement does not establish fault. Readers using the phrase "truck accident lawyer" should keep that distinction in mind when interpreting these counts. Illinois I-80 records for 2020 to 2023 use FARS Final Files; 2024 uses the revisable Annual Report File, which can change when replaced by the Final File.[8][6][7]

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