| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-95 in Florida[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 103[1][2][3][4][5] |
| All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024 | 620[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes | 16.6%[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-2024 | 92[1][2][3][4][5] |
| 2024 data file | FARS Annual Report File[5] |
I-95 in Florida recorded 103 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, accounting for 16.6% of the 620 deaths recorded on the route in the state. Those large-truck deaths occurred in 92 fatal crashes. The truck accident death count includes everyone killed in the qualifying crashes, not just people occupying a large truck. Deaths and fatal crashes are distinct measures: a crash can involve multiple large trucks and can kill multiple people.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
For these I-95 Florida 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-95 uses the crash-level route fields: ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID. These recorded fields identify route signing and crash location, rather than documenting the highway's full geographic extent.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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I-95 truck accident deaths in Florida by year
Annual truck accident deaths on I-95 in Florida rose from 21 in 2020 to 22 in 2021, then fell to 14 in 2022. The count rose to 20 in 2023 and 26 in 2024. For deaths in large-truck crashes, 2024 was the highest year and 2022 was the lowest.[1][2][3][4][5]
All-route deaths followed a different sequence: 143 in 2020, 130 in 2021, 115 in 2022, 114 in 2023 and 118 in 2024. That measure fell each year through 2023 before rising in 2024. Its highest year was 2020 and its lowest was 2023. Thus, the highest annual truck accident death count and the highest annual all-route death count occurred in different years. The 2024 figures use the Annual Report File.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Year | Deaths in large-truck crashes | All deaths on the route |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21 | 143 |
| 2021 | 22 | 130 |
| 2022 | 14 | 115 |
| 2023 | 20 | 114 |
| 2024 | 26 | 118 |
Crashes are placed on the route by the trafficway identifier recorded for each fatal crash. 2024 is the Annual Report File.
Counties along I-95 in Florida
Truck accident deaths on Florida's I-95 segment occurred in 12 counties. Among the listed rows, Palm Beach County had the highest count, 18 deaths (17.5%), followed by St. Johns County with 15 (14.6%). St. Lucie County and Duval County each recorded 11 (10.7%); Brevard County recorded 10 (9.7%).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Flagler County and Volusia County each had 8 deaths (7.8%). Nassau County and Indian River County each had 6 (5.8%). Miami-Dade County had 5 (4.9%), the lowest count among the listed rows. These shares refer to the state's route total for large-truck deaths. County assignments identify truck accident crash locations, not 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach County | 18 | 17.5% |
| St. Johns County | 15 | 14.6% |
| St. Lucie County | 11 | 10.7% |
| Duval County | 11 | 10.7% |
| Brevard County | 10 | 9.7% |
| Flagler County | 8 | 7.8% |
| Volusia County | 8 | 7.8% |
| Nassau County | 6 | 5.8% |
| Indian River County | 6 | 5.8% |
| Miami-Dade County | 5 | 4.9% |
How the truck crashes on I-95 happened
Rear-end crashes accounted for 49 truck accident deaths (47.6%) on I-95 in Florida. Angle (side impact) crashes accounted for 11 (10.7%), sideswipe crashes for 6 (5.8%), and head-on crashes for 3 (2.9%). Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 34 deaths (33.0%). It means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, including events 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 accounted for 39 deaths (37.9%), compared with nighttime's 64 (62.1%). Urban locations recorded 73 deaths (70.9%); rural locations recorded 30 (29.1%). Work-zone deaths numbered 7. Each breakdown counts deaths in truck accident crashes, not the number of trucks involved or the number of fatal crashes.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
I-95 in other states
Across I-95, the supplied route-wide count was 430 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, with deaths recorded in 16 states. Florida's 103 deaths represented 24.0% of that route-wide measure. The listed other state segments recorded 57 deaths in North Carolina, 46 in Virginia, 43 in South Carolina, 36 in Georgia and 35 in Maryland.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Florida's 103 truck accident deaths exceeded the count in each listed other state segment; Maryland had the lowest count among those listed segments. The other-state entries are a subset, not the route-wide total. These truck accident counts are not traffic-adjusted risk rankings. They provide no population or mileage rates and cannot establish relative risk per trip or mile.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
For I-95 in Florida, FARS supplies fatal-only truck accident data, 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 location, not residence. Readers searching for a truck accident lawyer should keep that location grouping in mind.[8][6][7]
I-95 assignment in Florida uses crash-level ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID; this coding does not establish the highway's full geographic extent. Large-truck involvement does not establish fault. The 2020 to 2023 figures use FARS Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File remains revisable when NHTSA replaces it with the Final File.[8][6][7]
See also
- Florida truck accident statistics (2020-2024)
- I-95 truck accidents in Connecticut (2020-2024)
- I-95 truck accidents in Georgia (2020-2024)
- I-95 truck accidents in Maryland (2020-2024)
On related publications
- Truck accident statistics for Palm Beach County, Florida (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Broward County, Florida (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Duval County, Florida (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Brevard County, Florida (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
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