Truck accident statistics for Prince George's County, Maryland (2020-2024)

Truck accident deaths in Prince George's County by year

Truck accident deaths fell from 8 in 2020 to 6 in 2021 and 4 in 2022. They rose to 11 in 2023 before falling to 9 in 2024. The highest count was 11 in 2023, and the lowest was 4 in 2022. The 2024 count was 1 death higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The truck accident share of all traffic deaths was 7.3% in 2020, 4.6% in 2021, 3.3% in 2022, 7.9% in 2023 and 8.9% in 2024. Although 2023 had the highest truck accident death count, 2024 had the highest share. All traffic deaths numbered 109 in 2020, 130 in 2021, 121 in 2022, 140 in 2023 and 101 in 2024.^{[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 Prince George's County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 5 deaths, or 13.2%. People in other vehicles accounted for 28 deaths, or 73.7%, the largest person category for truck accident deaths. The row "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" accounted for 5 deaths, or 13.2%.^{[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 motor vehicles not in transport, such as parked vehicles. It is therefore a person-type classification rather than a literal test of being outside a vehicle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

The vehicle count for fatal truck accidents was 38 large trucks during 2020 through 2024. Truck-tractors, identified as semi or tractor-trailer units, accounted for 20 trucks and 52.6% of the large trucks recorded. Single-unit and other large trucks accounted for 18. The count of large trucks recorded as jackknifed was 0.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

These figures count vehicles, not fatal crashes or deaths. A crash can involve multiple large trucks. Separately, the county recorded 38 fatal crashes involving large trucks and 38 deaths; those matching figures still describe different 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. Rear-end crashes accounted for 13 deaths (34.2%), angle (side impact) for 9 (23.7%), head-on for 4 (10.5%) and sideswipe for 2 (5.3%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" accounted for 10 deaths (26.3%). This 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 show single-vehicle deaths at 7 (18.4%), two-vehicle deaths at 24 (63.2%) and deaths in crashes involving three or more vehicles at 7 (18.4%).^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate truck accident deaths numbered 10, or 26.3%. The listed route-coded counts were 9 deaths for I-95 and 1 for I-495. These figures use the interstate route classification 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, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 15 deaths (39.5%). Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 23 (60.5%). The urban classification recorded 38 deaths (100.0%), while the rural classification recorded 0 (0.0%). Work-zone truck accident deaths numbered 0; that measure counts deaths rather than trucks or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with Maryland and the United States

The average annual truck accident death rate in Prince George's County was 0.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with Maryland's 1.0 and the national rate of 1.6. Among the listed neighboring counties, Fairfax County, Virginia, recorded 0.5; Howard County, Maryland, recorded 1.3; and Anne Arundel County, Maryland, recorded 0.7. Howard County had the highest rate among the listed neighboring counties, and Fairfax County had the lowest.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

These rates measure average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. They use deaths at the crash location and annual Census population estimates, without adjusting for miles driven or visitors. For readers searching for a truck accident lawyer, the grouping reminder is that crash location determines the county count.^{[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. County counts follow crash location, not where those killed lived.^[9][6][7][8]

The 2020 through 2023 figures use FARS Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File can 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. The separately displayed July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the denominator. Rates do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^[9][6][7][8]

See also

• Truck accident statistics for Fairfax County, Virginia (2020-2024)
• Truck accident statistics for Anne Arundel County, Maryland (2020-2024)
• Truck accident statistics for Howard County, Maryland (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Car accident statistics for Prince George's County, Maryland (2020-2024) (caraccidentlawyers.wiki)