Truck accident statistics for St. Johns County, Florida (2020-2024)

Truck accident deaths in St. Johns County by year

Truck accident deaths fell from 10 in 2020 to 4 in 2021, rose to 9 in 2022, then fell to 5 in 2023 and 4 in 2024. The highest count was in 2020. The lowest count occurred in 2021 and again in 2024. The 2024 count was 6 deaths lower than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The corresponding shares of all traffic deaths were 25.6% in 2020, 10.8% in 2021, 25.7% in 2022, 12.2% in 2023 and 14.8% in 2024. Although 2020 had the highest truck accident death count, 2022 had the highest share. All traffic deaths numbered 39, 37, 35, 41 and 27 in those respective years.^{[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 St. Johns County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 3 deaths, or 9.4%. People in other vehicles accounted for 24 deaths, or 75.0%, the largest person category. The row "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" recorded 5 deaths, or 15.6%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

That quoted label represents the FARS nonoccupant grouping, including pedestrians, pedalcyclists and other or unknown nonoccupants. It is not a literal test of whether someone was outside a vehicle: the category can include occupants of parked motor vehicles. These truck accident deaths are grouped by the person's category, not solely by truck occupancy.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

The vehicle count for fatal truck accidents in St. Johns County was 31 large trucks during 2020 through 2024. Truck-tractors (semi or tractor-trailer units) numbered 17, representing 54.8% of those trucks. Single-unit and other large trucks numbered 14. The count of large trucks recorded as jackknifed was 0.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

Each figure in the trucks table counts vehicles. These are distinct from the 30 fatal crashes and 32 deaths recorded for the period. A truck accident can involve multiple large trucks, so the vehicle count should not be read as a crash count.^{[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. Rear-end recorded 13 deaths (40.6%), angle (side impact) 8 (25.0%), head-on 2 (6.2%) and sideswipe 0 (0.0%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 9 deaths (28.1%). This means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, with examples including a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle, fixed object or rollover. A vehicle stopped in traffic can be in transport.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Separate crash configuration figures classify truck accident deaths by vehicle count: single-vehicle crashes accounted for 6 deaths (18.8%), two-vehicle crashes for 20 (62.5%) and crashes involving three or more vehicles for 6 (18.8%). These shares describe configuration, not manner of collision.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate truck accident deaths numbered 15, or 46.9% of the county total. The listed I-95 route-coded count was 15 deaths. Interstate identification requires the interstate route classification and a readable interstate number in the route identifier. The listed route figures cover the packet's route-coded subset, not the full road network.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Daytime recorded 18 deaths (56.2%), while nighttime recorded 14 (43.8%). Urban locations accounted for 15 deaths (46.9%), and rural locations accounted for 17 (53.1%). The work-zone count was 1 death. These figures describe deaths in truck accidents, rather than counts of trucks or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with Florida and the United States

The average annual truck accident death rate in St. Johns County was 2.1 deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Florida's rate was 1.6, and the national rate was 1.6. Listed neighboring Duval County recorded a rate of 1.3. The county rate was higher than each of these comparison rates.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

These measures express average annual deaths per 100,000 residents, using deaths at the crash location and the sum of annual population estimates. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors, and they do not measure deaths solely among county residents. For readers searching for a truck accident lawyer, the grouping to keep in mind is crash location rather than the home address of the person killed.^{[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 on a trafficway customarily open to the public and an occupant or nonoccupant death within 30 days. Counts follow crash location, not the deceased person's residence. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded.^[9][6][7][8]

The 2020 through 2023 records are Final Files; 2024 uses the Annual Report File and may change when replaced by the Final File. Rates divide 2020 through 2024 deaths by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000. This gives average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjustment for miles driven or visitors. The separate July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the rate denominator.^[9][6][7][8]

See also

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

On related publications

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