Truck accident statistics for Marion County, Oregon (2020-2024)

Truck accident deaths in Marion County by year

Deaths in truck accidents numbered 6 in 2020, fell to 5 in 2021, and returned to 6 in 2022. The count rose to 15 in 2023 before falling to 1 in 2024. The highest count was in 2023, and the lowest was in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024, the annual count was 5 deaths lower.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The truck accident share of all traffic deaths followed a similar sequence: 16.7% in 2020, 7.4% in 2021, 12.0% in 2022, 31.2% in 2023 and 2.6% in 2024. All traffic deaths numbered 36, 68, 50, 48 and 39 in those respective years. Unlike truck accident deaths, all traffic deaths reached their highest count 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 Marion County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 1 death, or 3.0%. People in other vehicles accounted for 18 deaths, or 54.5%, the largest person category. The row labeled "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" recorded 14 deaths, or 42.4%. These categories describe the people killed in truck accidents from 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The 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 other category can include occupants of motor vehicles not in transport, such as parked vehicles.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

The vehicle count for 2020 through 2024 was 24 large trucks in fatal crashes. Truck-tractors, described as semi or tractor-trailer units, numbered 12 and represented 50.0% of those trucks. Single-unit and other large trucks numbered 12. Large trucks recorded as jackknifed numbered 0.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

These are counts of vehicles involved in fatal truck accidents, distinct from the deaths and fatal crashes reported elsewhere in the statistics. A crash can involve multiple large trucks. The truck-tractor share therefore describes the composition of the counted trucks, not the share of deaths or crashes.^{[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 4 deaths (12.1%); head-on, 7 (21.2%); rear-end, 4 (12.1%); and sideswipe, 3 (9.1%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 15 deaths (45.5%). That row means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, with examples including a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle, fixed object or rollover. A vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Separately, truck accident deaths by crash configuration were 15 (45.5%) in single-vehicle crashes, 15 (45.5%) in two-vehicle crashes and 3 (9.1%) in crashes involving three or more vehicles. Configuration counts vehicles involved; it is separate from the manner-of-collision classification.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate truck accident deaths numbered 14, or 42.4%, from 2020 through 2024. The listed route-coded count for I-5 was 14 deaths. Interstate figures require the interstate route code and a readable I-route number in the road identifier. The listed route counts represent the packet's coded subset, not a full road network.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Daytime accounted for 24 deaths (72.7%), while nighttime accounted for 9 (27.3%). Urban locations recorded 8 deaths (24.2%), and rural locations recorded 25 (75.8%). The work-zone count was 0 deaths. Each of these measures counts people killed in truck accidents, rather than trucks or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with Oregon and the United States

Marion County's truck accident death rate was 1.9 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Oregon's rate was 2.0, and the United States rate was 1.6. The county rate was lower than the state rate and higher than the national rate. Listed neighboring county Linn County recorded a rate of 3.2, compared with Marion County's 1.9.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

These rates use deaths at the crash location and annual population estimates; they do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. The corresponding death counts were 33 for Marion County, 424 for Oregon, 27,553 nationally and 21 for Linn County. For readers searching "truck accident lawyer," these counts remain grouped by crash location, not by where the people killed lived.^{[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 assignment follows crash location, not the deceased person's residence. Data for 2020 through 2023 are Final Files; 2024 uses the revisable Annual Report 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 adjustment for miles driven or visitors. The separate July 1, 2024 population estimate of 353,218 is not the rate denominator.^[9][6][7][8]

See also

• Truck accident statistics for Linn County, Oregon (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Car accident statistics for Marion County, Oregon (2020-2024) (caraccidentlawyers.wiki)