Truck accident statistics for Coconino County, Arizona (2020-2024)

Truck accident deaths in Coconino County by year

Annual truck accident deaths rose from 5 in 2020 to 7 in 2021 and 14 in 2022. The count fell to 9 in 2023, then rose to 15 in 2024. The highest count was in 2024, and the lowest was in 2020. The 2024 count was 10 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths numbered 43 in 2020, 46 in 2021, 59 in 2022, 56 in 2023 and 64 in 2024. The corresponding truck accident shares were 11.6%, 15.2%, 23.7%, 16.1% and 23.4%. Although 2024 had the highest truck accident death count, the highest share of all traffic deaths occurred in 2022.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Deaths within 30 days in crashes on public roads. 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and can be revised.

Who died in Coconino County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 14 deaths, or 28.0%. People in other vehicles accounted for 32 deaths, or 64.0%, the largest person category. The row "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" recorded 4 deaths, or 8.0%. These categories describe the people who died in the county's truck accidents.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The quoted label represents the FARS nonoccupant grouping, including pedestrians, pedalcyclists and other or unknown nonoccupants. That grouping can include occupants of motor vehicles not in transport, such as parked vehicles. It is not a literal test of whether someone was outside a vehicle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

The vehicle count for fatal truck accidents in Coconino County was 57 large trucks during 2020 through 2024. Truck-tractors (semi or tractor-trailer units) numbered 48, representing 84.2% of those trucks. Single-unit and other large trucks numbered 9. The count of large trucks recorded as jackknifed was 5.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

These figures count vehicles, while the county's 44 fatal crashes and 50 deaths are separate measures. A crash can involve multiple large trucks. The truck-tractor share therefore describes the large trucks involved in fatal crashes, rather than the share of crashes or deaths.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

Counts are trucks, not crashes. One crash can involve more than one large truck.

How the fatal truck crashes happened

Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. Deaths were: angle (side impact), 5 (10.0%); head-on, 7 (14.0%); rear-end, 15 (30.0%); sideswipe, 4 (8.0%); and other, 1 (2.0%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 18 (36.0%). This means no collision with another motor vehicle in transport, including events involving a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle, fixed object or rollover. A vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Separately, truck accident deaths by crash configuration were single-vehicle, 13 (26.0%); two-vehicle, 27 (54.0%); and three or more vehicles, 10 (20.0%). These shares describe vehicle involvement, distinct from manner of collision.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate truck accident deaths numbered 37, or 74.0%. The listed route-coded counts were 36 deaths for I-40 and 1 for I-17. Interstate identification requires the interstate route code and a readable I-route number; these listed routes are a coded subset, not a full road network.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 26 deaths (52.0%). Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 24 (48.0%). Urban locations recorded 7 deaths (14.0%), while rural locations recorded 43 (86.0%). Work-zone truck accident deaths numbered 2; that figure counts deaths rather than trucks or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with Arizona and the United States

Coconino County's truck accident death rate was 6.9 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Arizona's rate was 2.0, and the United States rate was 1.6. The county rate was higher than both. Rates use deaths at the crash location and population estimates; they do not measure deaths specifically among county residents.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighboring counties, Yavapai County recorded a rate of 5.7, Mohave County 5.6 and Navajo County 7.4. Coconino County's rate was higher than Yavapai County's and Mohave County's, but lower than Navajo County's. The calculation divides deaths by summed annual population estimates and multiplies by 100,000. It does not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates, so they show deaths per 100,000 residents per year. They do not adjust for miles driven or for visitors.

About these figures

FARS is NHTSA's census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and an occupant or nonoccupant death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Counts follow crash location, not residence. If searching for a truck accident lawyer, read these counts by crash location.^[9][6][7][8]

The 2020 to 2023 records are Final Files; the 2024 Annual Report File is subject to revision. Rates divide 2020 to 2024 deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000. The separate July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the denominator. Rates represent average annual deaths per 100,000 residents, without adjustment for miles driven or visitors.^[9][6][7][8]

See also

• Truck accident statistics for Mohave County, Arizona (2020-2024)
• Truck accident statistics for Navajo County, Arizona (2020-2024)
• Truck accident statistics for Yavapai County, Arizona (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Car accident statistics for Coconino County, Arizona (2020-2024) (caraccidentlawyers.wiki)