| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-80 in Pennsylvania[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 56[1][2][3][4][5] |
| All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024 | 83[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes | 67.5%[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-2024 | 52[1][2][3][4][5] |
| 2024 data file | FARS Annual Report File[5] |
I-80 in Pennsylvania recorded 56 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, alongside 83 deaths across all fatal crashes assigned to the route. Large-truck involvement accounted for 67.5% of those route deaths. The segment recorded 52 fatal large-truck crashes. These truck accident statistics count everyone killed in the qualifying crashes, not just people occupying large trucks. Death counts and fatal-crash counts describe different measures, since a fatal crash can involve multiple deaths.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
For I-80 in Pennsylvania, 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 the crash-level ROUTE field 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 Pennsylvania by year
Annual truck accident deaths on Pennsylvania's I-80 rose from 4 in 2020 to 6 in 2021, then reached 21 in 2022. They fell to 15 in 2023 and 10 in 2024. The highest large-truck death count was 21 in 2022, and the lowest was 4 in 2020. The 2024 count remained higher than the 2021 count.[1][2][3][4][5]
All-route deaths followed the sequence 9 in 2020, 12 in 2021, 26 in 2022, 24 in 2023 and 12 in 2024. The highest all-route count was 26 in 2022; the lowest was 9 in 2020. All-route deaths were equal in 2021 and 2024, although truck accident deaths differed. The 2024 figures come from the Annual Report File and remain subject to revision.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Year | Deaths in large-truck crashes | All deaths on the route |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 12 |
| 2022 | 21 | 26 |
| 2023 | 15 | 24 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 |
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 Pennsylvania
Truck accident deaths assigned to I-80 in Pennsylvania occurred in 13 counties. Among the listed rows, Centre County had the highest count and share: 10 deaths and 17.9%. Luzerne County and Carbon County each recorded 6 deaths and 10.7%. Clearfield County, Clinton County and Jefferson County each recorded 5 deaths and 8.9%.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Union County, Mercer County and Clarion County each had 4 deaths and 7.1%. Columbia County had 3 deaths and 5.4%, the lowest count and share among the listed rows. Each share uses the segment's large-truck death total. These county death counts describe where the crashes occurred, rather than where the people who died lived.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| County | Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | Share of the route total in the state |
|---|---|---|
| Centre County | 10 | 17.9% |
| Luzerne County | 6 | 10.7% |
| Carbon County | 6 | 10.7% |
| Clearfield County | 5 | 8.9% |
| Clinton County | 5 | 8.9% |
| Jefferson County | 5 | 8.9% |
| Union County | 4 | 7.1% |
| Mercer County | 4 | 7.1% |
| Clarion County | 4 | 7.1% |
| Columbia County | 3 | 5.4% |
How the truck crashes on I-80 happened
Rear-end truck accident deaths numbered 20 (35.7%). Angle (side impact) accounted for 5 (8.9%), head-on for 5 (8.9%), sideswipe for 2 (3.6%) and Other for 1 (1.8%). The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 23 deaths (41.1%). It means no collision with another motor vehicle in transport at the first harmful event, including events such as striking a parked vehicle or a rollover. A vehicle stopped in traffic can be in transport.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Daytime recorded 21 deaths (37.5%); nighttime recorded 35 (62.5%). The daytime interval is 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.; nighttime is 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m. Rural locations recorded 48 deaths (85.7%), and urban locations recorded 8 (14.3%). Work-zone truck accident deaths numbered 7. These I-80 Pennsylvania figures count people killed in large-truck crashes, rather than trucks or fatal crashes.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
I-80 in other states
Across I-80, the supplied route-wide total is 430 deaths in large-truck crashes, with deaths recorded in 11 states during 2020 to 2024. Pennsylvania's 56 deaths represent 13.0% of that route total. The other-state table lists a subset of state segments; its entries do not replace the separately supplied route-wide figure.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Among the listed other-state rows, Nebraska had the highest truck accident death count at 68. Wyoming recorded 55, Iowa 45, and Indiana and Ohio each 41. Pennsylvania's count was lower than Nebraska's and higher than Wyoming's. These are location-based death counts, not traffic-adjusted risk rankings. They cannot establish relative truck accident risk per trip or mile.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
For I-80 in Pennsylvania, FARS supplies a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes; nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. State and county fields locate crashes, not residences.[8][6][7]
Route assignment requires ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID. These crash-level fields describe signing and location, not I-80's full geographic extent. Large-truck involvement does not establish fault. Pennsylvania's 2020 to 2023 figures use Final Files; the 2024 Annual Report File can change upon replacement. Readers searching for a truck accident lawyer should distinguish these location-based death counts from findings of fault.[8][6][7]
See also
- Pennsylvania 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 Centre County, Pennsylvania (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
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