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I-94 truck accidents in Illinois (2020-2024)

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I-94 truck accidents in Illinois (2020-2024)
Data years2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5]
Route segmentI-94 in Illinois[1][2][3][4][5]
Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-202424[1][2][3][4][5]
All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024121[1][2][3][4][5]
Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes19.8%[1][2][3][4][5]
Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-202422[1][2][3][4][5]
2024 data fileFARS Annual Report File[5]

I-94 in Illinois recorded 24 deaths in large-truck crashes from 2020 to 2024, representing 19.8% of the 121 deaths recorded on the route. Those truck accident deaths occurred in 22 fatal large-truck crashes. The death count includes everyone killed in the qualifying crashes, not just people occupying trucks. A fatal truck crash can involve multiple large trucks and can kill multiple people, so the death and crash figures measure different things.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

For I-94 in Illinois, 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 this corridor uses the crash-level 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-94 truck accident deaths in Illinois by year

Annual truck accident deaths on I-94 in Illinois fell from 7 in 2020 to 6 in 2021, then to 5 in 2022. The count fell again to 4 in 2023 and 2 in 2024. For deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020 was the highest year and 2024 was the lowest, with no ties at either end of the annual series.[1][2][3][4][5]

All deaths on the route rose from 27 in 2020 to 28 in 2021 and 30 in 2022, then fell to 22 in 2023 and 14 in 2024. The highest all-route count occurred in 2022; the lowest occurred in 2024. Thus, the truck accident and all-route death series had different highest years, while both recorded their lowest counts in 2024.[1][2][3][4][5]

I-94 truck accident deaths in Illinois by year[1][2][3][4][5]
YearDeaths in large-truck crashesAll deaths on the route
2020727
2021628
2022530
2023422
2024214

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

Counties along I-94 in Illinois

The Illinois segment's truck accident deaths were recorded in 2 counties. Among the listed rows, Cook County ranked highest for deaths in large-truck crashes, with 13 deaths and 54.2% of the route total in the state. Lake County followed with 11 deaths and 45.8%. These shares describe the distribution of the segment's large-truck crash deaths from 2020 to 2024.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

County placement follows the location recorded for each crash, rather than where the people killed lived. The Cook County and Lake County figures therefore describe fatal crash locations assigned to I-94 in Illinois. Their truck accident counts are deaths, rather than numbers of crashes or trucks involved.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Counties along I-94 in Illinois[1][2][3][4][5]
CountyDeaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024Share of the route total in the state
Cook County1354.2%
Lake County1145.8%

How the truck crashes on I-94 happened

Rear-end truck accident deaths numbered 8, or 33.3%, the largest death count among the listed rows. Sideswipe accounted for 4 deaths, or 16.7%; head-on for 3, or 12.5%; and angle (side impact) for 2, or 8.3%, the smallest listed count. "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" accounted for 7 deaths, or 29.2%. This row describes a first harmful event other than collision with a motor vehicle in transport, such as a rollover or striking a parked vehicle. A vehicle stopped in traffic can be in transport.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Daytime truck accident deaths numbered 15, or 62.5%, compared with nighttime's 9, or 37.5%. Urban locations recorded 24 deaths, or 100.0%; rural locations recorded 0, or 0.0%. Work-zone deaths numbered 1. Each breakdown counts deaths in large-truck crashes on I-94 in Illinois, rather than trucks or fatal crashes.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

How the truck crashes on I-94 happened[1][2][3][4][5]
Manner of collisionDeaths, 2020-2024Share
Rear-end833.3%
Angle (side impact)28.3%
Sideswipe416.7%
Head-on312.5%
Not a collision with another moving vehicle729.2%

I-94 in other states

Across I-94, the supplied route-wide count was 120 deaths in large-truck crashes from 2020 to 2024, with deaths recorded in 7 states. Illinois accounted for 20.0% of that route-wide total through its 24 truck accident deaths. The route-wide figure is supplied separately; the listed other-state segments are only a subset of that coverage.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Michigan recorded 32 deaths in large-truck crashes, and Minnesota recorded 25. Among the listed state segments, Michigan had the highest death count, followed by Minnesota and Illinois. These truck accident figures compare recorded deaths by crash location. They are not traffic-adjusted risk rankings and cannot establish relative risk per trip or mile on these I-94 segments.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

I-94 in other states[1][2][3][4][5]
I-94 segmentDeaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024
Michigan32
Minnesota25

About these figures

For I-94 in Illinois, FARS supplies a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes; nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Counts follow crash locations, not residence. Route assignment requires ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID. These crash-level signing and location fields do not establish the highway's full geographic extent. Large-truck involvement does not establish fault.[8][6][7]

The Illinois I-94 truck accident figures use FARS Final Files for 2020 to 2023 and the revisable 2024 Annual Report File. NHTSA can change the 2024 figures when replacing that file with the Final File. Readers searching for a truck accident lawyer should keep the grouping clear: these are location-based fatal-crash death counts, not population or mileage rates.[8][6][7]

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