Truck accident statistics for Hillsborough County, Florida (2020-2024)

Truck accident deaths in Hillsborough County by year

Truck accident deaths fell from 27 in 2020 to 24 in 2021, then rose to 29 in 2022. The count fell to 17 in 2023 and 13 in 2024. The highest count was 29 in 2022, and the lowest was 13 in 2024. The 2024 count was 14 deaths lower than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The yearly share of all traffic deaths attributed to truck accidents was 12.7% in 2020, 8.9% in 2021, 12.9% in 2022, 7.4% in 2023 and 7.2% in 2024. All traffic deaths followed a different sequence: 213, 271, 225, 230 and 181 for those respective years. These annual figures count deaths, rather than the number of fatal crashes.^{[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 Hillsborough County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 11 deaths, or 10.0%. People in other vehicles accounted for 79 deaths, or 71.8%, the largest person category for truck accident deaths during 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The row "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" recorded 20 deaths, or 18.2%. This label represents the FARS nonoccupant grouping, including pedestrians, pedalcyclists and other or unknown nonoccupants. The other category can include occupants of vehicles not in transport, such as parked vehicles. The label therefore does not provide a literal test of whether a person was outside a vehicle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

The truck accident vehicle counts identify 109 large trucks involved in fatal crashes during 2020 through 2024. Truck-tractors (semi or tractor-trailer units) accounted for 54 trucks and 49.5% of the large trucks. Single-unit and other large trucks accounted for 55 trucks. The number of large trucks recorded as jackknifed was 1.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

Each figure in this table counts vehicles. A fatal crash can involve multiple large trucks, so these figures are distinct from the county's 104 fatal crashes and 110 deaths. The truck-tractor share also describes trucks, rather than 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. Angle (side impact) accounted for 41 deaths (37.3%); head-on, 13 (11.8%); rear-end, 22 (20.0%); and sideswipe, 4 (3.6%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" accounted for 30 deaths (27.3%). It means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, which can include a vehicle stopped in traffic. Examples include striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object, or a rollover.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Separate truck accident configuration figures count deaths by the number of vehicles involved: single-vehicle crashes accounted for 19 deaths (17.3%), two-vehicle crashes for 73 (66.4%), and crashes involving three or more vehicles for 18 (16.4%). Configuration and manner of collision are separate classifications.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate-coded truck accident deaths numbered 24, or 21.8%. The listed route counts were 12 deaths on I-75, 6 on I-4 and 6 on I-275. These figures require ROUTE=1 and a parseable interstate number in TWAY_ID; the listed routes are a route-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 48 deaths (43.6%). Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 62 (56.4%). Urban locations recorded 97 deaths (88.2%), and rural locations recorded 13 (11.8%). The work-zone figure was 1 death. These classifications describe deaths, rather than counts of trucks or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with Florida and the United States

Hillsborough County's truck accident death rate was 1.4 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Florida's rate was 1.6, and the national rate was 1.6. The county rate was lower than both. These rates use deaths at crash locations within each area and do not identify the people killed as residents of that area.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighboring counties, Polk County had a rate of 2.9, Pasco County 1.4, Manatee County 1.5 and Pinellas County 0.6. Hillsborough's rate matched Pasco's. Polk had the highest rate among the listed neighboring counties, while Pinellas had the lowest. The rates do not adjust for miles driven or visitors, and they measure deaths relative to population rather than traffic exposure.^{[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 a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes on trafficways customarily open to the public, with an occupant or nonoccupant death within 30 days. It excludes nonfatal crashes and injuries. The 2020 through 2023 figures use Final Files; 2024 uses the Annual Report File, subject to revision.^[9][6][7][8]

Rates divide 2020 through 2024 deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025 and multiply by 100,000. They express average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjustments for miles driven or visitors. The separate July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the denominator. When reading these figures during a truck accident lawyer search, keep the grouping in mind: counts follow the county where the crash happened, not where the people killed lived.^[9][6][7][8]

See also

• Truck accident statistics for Manatee County, Florida (2020-2024)
• Truck accident statistics for Pasco County, Florida (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Car accident statistics for Hillsborough County, Florida (2020-2024) (caraccidentlawyers.wiki)