Truck accident statistics for Washoe County, Nevada (2020-2024)

Truck accident deaths in Washoe County by year

Truck accident deaths increased from 2 in 2020 to 4 in 2021, then to 5 in 2022 and 6 in 2023. The count remained at 6 in 2024. The highest count occurred in both 2023 and 2024, while 2020 had the lowest count. The 2024 count was 4 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The yearly share of all traffic deaths attributed to truck accidents was 3.8% in 2020, 9.8% in 2021, 9.1% in 2022, 11.3% in 2023 and 12.0% in 2024. All traffic deaths numbered 52, 41, 55, 53 and 50, respectively. Although truck accident deaths were unchanged from 2023 to 2024, their share of all traffic deaths increased.^{[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 Washoe County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 3 deaths, or 13.0%. People in other vehicles accounted for 13 deaths, or 56.5%, the largest person category. These categories describe the people killed in truck accidents, rather than assigning every death to a truck occupant.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The row "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" records 7 deaths, or 30.4%. This is the FARS nonoccupant grouping, including pedestrians, pedalcyclists and other or unknown nonoccupants. Despite the table label, that grouping can include occupants of motor vehicles not in transport, such as parked vehicles.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

Fatal crashes in Washoe County involved 23 large trucks during 2020 through 2024. Truck-tractors (semi or tractor-trailer units) numbered 9, representing 39.1% of those large 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]}

These figures count vehicles involved in fatal crashes, rather than crashes or deaths. A truck accident can involve multiple large trucks. The 23 large trucks therefore represent a different measure from the county's 22 fatal crashes and 23 deaths during the same period.^{[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 1 death (4.3%), head-on for 4 (17.4%), rear-end for 8 (34.8%) and sideswipe for 2 (8.7%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" accounted for 8 deaths (34.8%). This means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, such as a pedestrian, cyclist, parked-vehicle or fixed-object impact, or a rollover. A vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Separately, truck accident deaths by crash configuration were 7 in single-vehicle crashes (30.4%), 10 in two-vehicle crashes (43.5%) and 6 in crashes involving three or more vehicles (26.1%). 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 13, representing 56.5% of the county's total. The listed route-coded counts were 11 deaths for I-80 and 2 for I-580. These figures require an interstate route classification and a readable interstate route number in the crash record. The listed routes are a route-coded subset, rather than a full road network.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Daytime (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) accounted for 13 deaths (56.5%); nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) accounted for 10 (43.5%). Urban locations recorded 18 deaths (78.3%), and rural locations recorded 5 (21.7%). Work-zone records identified 2 deaths, a count of people killed rather than vehicles or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with Nevada and the United States

Washoe County's truck accident death rate was 0.9 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Nevada's rate was 1.6, and the United States rate was 1.6. Placer County, California, the listed neighboring county, had a rate of 1.0. Washoe County's rate was lower than each of these comparison rates.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

The corresponding death counts were 23 for Washoe County, 247 for Nevada, 27,553 for the United States and 21 for Placer County. Rates use annual Census population estimates and do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. For readers searching "truck accident lawyer," the grouping used here is crash location, not the home county of the people 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 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. County counts identify where crashes happened, not where those killed lived. Data for 2020 through 2023 are Final Files; 2024 uses the Annual Report File, subject to revision when replaced by the Final File.^[9][6][7][8]

Rates divide 2020 through 2024 deaths by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025 and multiply by 100,000. This gives average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjustments for miles driven or visitors. The separate July 1, 2024 population estimate of 505,384 is not the rate denominator.^[9][6][7][8]

See also

• Truck accident statistics for Placer County, California (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Car accident statistics for Washoe County, Nevada (2020-2024) (caraccidentlawyers.wiki)