| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-80 in Ohio[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 41[1][2][3][4][5] |
| All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024 | 72[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes | 56.9%[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] |
I-80 in Ohio recorded 41 deaths in large-truck crashes from 2020 to 2024, representing 56.9% of the 72 deaths recorded on the route. Those large-truck deaths occurred in 33 fatal crashes. The truck accident death count includes everyone killed in the qualifying crashes, not just people occupying a large truck. Deaths and fatal truck crash counts describe different measures: a crash can involve multiple large trucks and can kill multiple people.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
For these I-80 Ohio statistics, 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 to I-80 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 rather than the highway's full geographic extent.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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I-80 truck accident deaths in Ohio by year
Annual truck accident deaths on I-80 in Ohio rose from 5 in 2020 to 9 in 2021, remained at 9 in 2022, fell to 6 in 2023, and rose to 12 in 2024. The highest large-truck death count was 12 in 2024; the lowest was 5 in 2020. The counts for 2021 and 2022 were equal.[1][2][3][4][5]
All-route deaths followed a different sequence: 14 in 2020, 12 in 2021, 12 in 2022, 15 in 2023, and 19 in 2024. For that measure, 2024 was highest, while 2021 and 2022 tied for lowest. Both measures increased from 2023 to 2024. The annual truck crash figures count deaths rather than fatal crashes; the 2024 figures come from the Annual Report File.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Year | Deaths in large-truck crashes | All deaths on the route |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 14 |
| 2021 | 9 | 12 |
| 2022 | 9 | 12 |
| 2023 | 6 | 15 |
| 2024 | 12 | 19 |
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 Ohio
Truck accident deaths assigned to I-80 in Ohio occurred in 10 counties. Among the listed rows, Erie County and Fulton County tied for the highest death count, each with 8 and 19.5% of the state segment total. Trumbull County recorded 6 deaths, or 14.6%.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Lucas County, Sandusky County and Lorain County each recorded 4 deaths and 9.8%. Cuyahoga County had 3 deaths and 7.3%; Mahoning County had 2 and 4.9%. Wood County and Ottawa County each had 1 death and 2.4%, tying for the lowest death count among the listed rows. These truck accident figures describe crash locations, not the counties 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Erie County | 8 | 19.5% |
| Fulton County | 8 | 19.5% |
| Trumbull County | 6 | 14.6% |
| Lucas County | 4 | 9.8% |
| Sandusky County | 4 | 9.8% |
| Lorain County | 4 | 9.8% |
| Cuyahoga County | 3 | 7.3% |
| Mahoning County | 2 | 4.9% |
| Wood County | 1 | 2.4% |
| Ottawa County | 1 | 2.4% |
How the truck crashes on I-80 happened
For I-80 in Ohio, rear-end truck accident deaths numbered 13 (31.7%), angle (side impact) deaths 3 (7.3%), sideswipe deaths 4 (9.8%), and head-on deaths 2 (4.9%). The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 19 deaths (46.3%). Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. That row means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, with examples including a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle, fixed object or rollover. A vehicle stopped in traffic can be in transport.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 18 truck accident deaths (43.9%). Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 23 (56.1%). Urban locations recorded 21 deaths (51.2%), and rural locations recorded 20 (48.8%). Work-zone deaths numbered 4. Each breakdown counts people killed in qualifying crashes, rather than numbers of trucks or fatal crashes.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
I-80 in other states
Across I-80, the supplied route-wide count was 430 deaths in large-truck crashes, with deaths recorded in 11 states during 2020 to 2024. Ohio's 41 truck accident deaths represented 9.5% of that route-wide figure. The route total 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 death count at 68, followed by Pennsylvania with 56, Wyoming with 55, Iowa with 45, and Indiana with 41. Indiana's count equaled Ohio's. These truck accident counts describe deaths at recorded crash locations. They are not traffic-adjusted risk rankings and cannot establish relative risk per trip or mile for travel on these state segments.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
The I-80 Ohio truck accident figures use NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, which covers fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. State and county counts follow crash locations, not residence. For readers searching "truck accident lawyer," these counts remain grouped by where crashes occurred.[8][6][7]
Ohio's I-80 assignment requires ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID. Those crash-level fields describe signing and location, limiting the counts to recorded route assignments rather than the highway's full geographic extent. Large-truck involvement establishes no fault. The 2020 to 2023 records are FARS Final Files; the 2024 Annual Report File can change when NHTSA replaces it with the Final File.[8][6][7]
See also
- Ohio truck accident statistics (2020-2024)
- I-80 truck accidents in California (2020-2024)
- I-80 truck accidents in Illinois (2020-2024)
- I-80 truck accidents in Indiana (2020-2024)
On related publications
- Truck accident statistics for Cuyahoga County, Ohio (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Summit County, Ohio (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
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