Truck accident statistics for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana (2020-2024)

Truck accident deaths in East Baton Rouge Parish by year

Truck accident deaths rose from 6 in 2020 to 11 in 2021, then fell to 9 in 2022. The count fell to 6 in 2023 and remained at 6 in 2024. The highest count was 11 in 2021. The lowest count was 6, recorded in 2020, 2023 and 2024. The 2020 and 2024 counts were the same.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The truck accident share of all traffic deaths was 6.7% in 2020, 10.7% in 2021, 9.4% in 2022, 8.2% in 2023 and 9.1% in 2024. All traffic deaths numbered 89, 103, 96, 73 and 66 in those respective years. These annual figures count deaths rather than 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 East Baton Rouge Parish truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 2 deaths, or 5.3%. People in other vehicles accounted for 28 deaths, or 73.7%, the largest person category. The row "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" recorded 8 deaths, or 21.1%, in truck accidents from 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

That quoted label identifies 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 other category can include occupants of parked motor vehicles. Truck accident deaths therefore include distinct person categories.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

The fatal crashes involved 33 large trucks during 2020 through 2024. Truck-tractors, described in the table as semi or tractor-trailer units, numbered 15 and represented 45.5% of those trucks. Single-unit and other large trucks numbered 18. The count of large trucks recorded as jackknifed was 0.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

These are vehicle counts, separate from the 31 fatal crashes and 38 truck accident deaths recorded for the period. A crash can involve multiple large trucks. For readers searching "truck accident lawyer," keep the table's units in view: trucks, crashes and deaths are separate measures.^{[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 8 deaths (21.1%), head-on for 10 (26.3%), rear-end for 5 (13.2%) and sideswipe for 4 (10.5%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" accounted for 11 deaths (28.9%). 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 crash configuration figures assign 9 truck accident deaths (23.7%) to single-vehicle crashes, 20 (52.6%) to two-vehicle crashes and 9 (23.7%) to crashes involving three or more vehicles. These shares describe vehicle involvement, separately from manner of collision.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate-coded crashes accounted for 9 truck accident deaths, or 23.7%. The listed route-coded counts were 7 deaths on I-12 and 2 on I-10. These figures require the interstate route code and a parseable interstate route number; the listed routes are a coded subset, not a full road network.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Daytime accounted for 25 deaths (65.8%) and nighttime for 13 (34.2%). The urban classification recorded 35 deaths (92.1%), while rural recorded 3 (7.9%). Work-zone deaths numbered 2. Each of these figures counts deaths in truck accidents, rather than trucks or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with Louisiana and the United States

East Baton Rouge Parish's truck accident death rate was 1.7 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Louisiana's rate was 2.4, and the national rate was 1.6. The parish rate was lower than the state rate and higher than the national rate. The corresponding death counts were 38 for the parish, 561 for Louisiana and 27,553 for the United States.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Rates use the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates for the period, rather than the separately displayed 2024 population of 454,172. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. These are population-based rates for truck accident deaths grouped by crash location, not a measure of deaths among parish residents.^{[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. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle in transport and an occupant or nonoccupant death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Parish counts follow crash location, not the home address of the person who died.^[9][6][7][8]

The 2020 through 2023 records are FARS Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File remains subject to revision when replaced by the Final File. Rates divide deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025 and multiply by 100,000. The July 1, 2024 estimate is displayed separately and is not the denominator.^[9][6][7][8]

See also

On related publications

• Car accident statistics for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana (2020-2024) (caraccidentlawyers.wiki)