| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-95 in South Carolina[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 43[1][2][3][4][5] |
| All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024 | 120[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes | 35.8%[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-2024 | 35[1][2][3][4][5] |
| 2024 data file | FARS Annual Report File[5] |
I-95 in South Carolina recorded 43 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, alongside 120 deaths from all fatal crashes assigned to the route. Large-truck crash deaths represented 35.8% of all route deaths. The large-truck total came from 35 fatal crashes, so the death count and crash count describe different measures. These truck accident statistics include everyone killed in the qualifying crashes, including people who were not occupants of a large truck.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
For I-95 in South Carolina, 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 fields: ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID. Those 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-95 truck accident deaths in South Carolina by year
Annual truck accident deaths on I-95 in South Carolina rose from 8 in 2020 to 12 in 2021, then fell to 10 in 2022 and 6 in 2023. The count rose to 7 in 2024. For deaths in large-truck crashes, 2021 was the highest year and 2023 was the lowest, with no ties.[1][2][3][4][5]
All route deaths followed a different sequence: 21 in 2020, 37 in 2021, 25 in 2022, 22 in 2023 and 15 in 2024. That measure was highest in 2021 and lowest in 2024, also without ties. From 2023 to 2024, truck accident deaths rose while all route deaths fell. The 2024 counts use the Annual Report File; the earlier years use Final Files.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Year | Deaths in large-truck crashes | All deaths on the route |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 21 |
| 2021 | 12 | 37 |
| 2022 | 10 | 25 |
| 2023 | 6 | 22 |
| 2024 | 7 | 15 |
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 South Carolina
Truck accident deaths occurred in 11 counties on the South Carolina segment. Among the listed rows, Dillon County had the highest death count: 10, or 23.3%. Florence County recorded 8 (18.6%), Colleton County 7 (16.3%), Dorchester County 5 (11.6%) and Clarendon County 4 (9.3%).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Jasper County recorded 3 deaths (7.0%), and Orangeburg County recorded 2 (4.7%). Richland County, Hampton County and Darlington County each recorded 1 death (2.3%), tying for the lowest count among the listed rows. These shares use the segment's large-truck death total. County assignments describe where fatal crashes occurred, not where the people killed lived. The listed rows do not name every county counted.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| County | Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | Share of the route total in the state |
|---|---|---|
| Dillon County | 10 | 23.3% |
| Florence County | 8 | 18.6% |
| Colleton County | 7 | 16.3% |
| Dorchester County | 5 | 11.6% |
| Clarendon County | 4 | 9.3% |
| Jasper County | 3 | 7.0% |
| Orangeburg County | 2 | 4.7% |
| Richland County | 1 | 2.3% |
| Hampton County | 1 | 2.3% |
| Darlington County | 1 | 2.3% |
How the truck crashes on I-95 happened
Rear-end crashes accounted for 24 truck accident deaths (55.8%), the largest manner-of-collision count. Angle (side impact) recorded 0 (0.0%), sideswipe 1 (2.3%), head-on 2 (4.7%) and Other 2 (4.7%). The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 14 deaths (32.6%). It means the first harmful event was not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport, such as a rollover or striking a fixed object. 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 20 deaths (46.5%); nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 23 (53.5%). Urban locations recorded 9 deaths (20.9%), and rural locations recorded 34 (79.1%). Work-zone deaths numbered 2. These South Carolina I-95 truck accident classifications count people killed, rather than vehicles involved or 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. South Carolina's 43 deaths represented 10.0% of that route-wide measure. The listed other-state segments are a subset, not the basis for reconstructing the route total.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Florida recorded 103 truck accident deaths, North Carolina 57, Virginia 46, Georgia 36 and Maryland 35. Among the listed rows, Florida had the highest death count and Maryland the lowest. South Carolina's count was lower than Virginia's and higher than Georgia's. These truck accident counts are not traffic-adjusted risk rankings and cannot establish relative risk per trip or mile.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
For I-95 in South Carolina, FARS supplies a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes; nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Its inclusion criteria require an occupant or nonoccupant death within 30 days. Truck accident deaths are assigned by crash location, not residence. Route signing and trafficway identifiers determine corridor assignment, with no claim to capture the highway's full geographic extent.[8][6][7]
Large-truck involvement establishes no fault. Whether searching for a truck accident lawyer or examining these statistics, read the totals as location-based counts of deaths in qualifying crashes. South Carolina's I-95 figures use FARS Final Files for 2020 to 2023 and the revisable 2024 Annual Report File, which NHTSA can replace with a Final File.[8][6][7]
See also
- South Carolina truck accident statistics (2020-2024)
- I-95 truck accidents in Connecticut (2020-2024)
- I-95 truck accidents in Florida (2020-2024)
- I-95 truck accidents in Georgia (2020-2024)
On related publications
- Truck accident statistics for Orangeburg County, South Carolina (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Florence County, South Carolina (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Dorchester County, South Carolina (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
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