Truck accident statistics for Will County, Illinois (2020-2024)

Truck accident deaths in Will County by year

Truck accident deaths fell from 10 in 2020 to 5 in 2021, rose to 15 in 2022, fell to 6 in 2023 and rose to 13 in 2024. The highest count was 15 in 2022; the lowest was 5 in 2021. The 2024 count was 3 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The corresponding shares of all traffic deaths were 16.4%, 7.1%, 23.1%, 14.3% and 22.4%, respectively. All traffic deaths numbered 61 in 2020, 70 in 2021, 65 in 2022, 42 in 2023 and 58 in 2024. The highest truck accident death count and share occurred in 2022, while the highest all-traffic death count occurred in 2021.^{[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 Will County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 3 deaths, or 6.1%. People in other vehicles accounted for 39 deaths, or 79.6%, the largest share of truck accident deaths. The row labeled "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" recorded 7 deaths, or 14.3%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

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

The trucks involved

Fatal truck accidents in Will County involved 50 large trucks during 2020 through 2024. Of those vehicles, 39 were truck-tractors, the category covering semi or tractor-trailer units. Truck-tractors represented 78.0% of the large trucks recorded in fatal crashes. Single-unit and other large trucks numbered 11. The count of large trucks recorded as jackknifed was 2.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

These are vehicle counts, distinct from the 44 fatal crashes and 49 deaths. A truck accident can involve multiple large trucks, so the trucks table does not count each vehicle as a separate crash or death.^{[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) recorded 17 deaths, or 34.7%; head-on, 4, or 8.2%; rear-end, 15, or 30.6%; and sideswipe, 3, or 6.1%. "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 10 deaths, or 20.4%. This means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, which can be stopped in traffic. Examples include striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object, or a rollover.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Separately, truck accident deaths by crash configuration were single-vehicle: 6, or 12.2%; two-vehicle: 29, or 59.2%; and three or more vehicles: 14, or 28.6%. Configuration counts vehicles involved; it is separate from manner of collision.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate truck accident deaths numbered 24, or 49.0%. The listed route-coded counts were 13 on I-55, 10 on I-80 and 1 on I-355. These figures require interstate route coding and a readable I-route number; the listed routes are a subset, not a full road network.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 29 deaths, or 59.2%. Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 20, or 40.8%. Urban locations recorded 43 deaths, or 87.8%, and rural locations recorded 6, or 12.2%. Work-zone records counted 4 deaths, rather than vehicles or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with Illinois and the United States

Will County's truck accident death rate was 1.4 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents, matching Illinois at 1.4 and lower than the United States at 1.6. Among the listed neighboring counties, Cook County, Illinois had a rate of 0.7; Lake County, Indiana had 1.9; and DuPage County, Illinois had 0.7. Will County's rate was higher than Cook County's and DuPage County's and lower than Lake County's.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

These rates use deaths from 2020 through 2024 and the sum of annual Census population estimates. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. For readers searching for a truck accident lawyer, the grouping to keep in mind is crash location: these deaths are assigned to the county where the crash happened.^{[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 dying 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. The 2024 Annual Report File can change when replaced with the Final File. Rates divide 2020 through 2024 deaths by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025 and multiply by 100,000. The separate July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the denominator. These average annual deaths per 100,000 residents do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^[9][6][7][8]

See also

• Truck accident statistics for Lake County, Indiana (2020-2024)
• Truck accident statistics for Cook County, Illinois (2020-2024)
• Truck accident statistics for DuPage County, Illinois (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Car accident statistics for Will County, Illinois (2020-2024) (caraccidentlawyers.wiki)