Truck accident statistics for Richland County, South Carolina (2020-2024)

Truck accident deaths in Richland County by year

Truck accident deaths rose from 7 in 2020 to 9 in 2021, fell to 4 in 2022, then rose to 5 in 2023 and 9 in 2024. The highest count was shared by 2021 and 2024; the lowest was in 2022. The 2024 count was 2 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The annual share of traffic deaths attributed to truck accidents was 12.7% in 2020, 12.2% in 2021, 6.0% in 2022, 8.3% in 2023 and 14.3% in 2024. All traffic deaths numbered 55, 74, 67, 60 and 63 in those respective years. Although 2021 and 2024 had equal truck accident death counts, their shares of all traffic deaths differed.^{[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 Richland County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 4 deaths, or 11.8%, while People in other vehicles accounted for 25 deaths, or 73.5%. People in other vehicles were the largest person category in the county's truck accident death counts.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The row "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" recorded 5 deaths, or 14.7%. This is the FARS nonoccupant grouping, including pedestrians, pedalcyclists and other or unknown nonoccupants. Despite the wording of the label, the category can include occupants of motor vehicles not in transport, such as parked vehicles.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

The truck accident records identify 32 large trucks in fatal crashes during 2020 through 2024. Truck-tractors, described in the table as semi or tractor-trailer units, accounted for 18 trucks and 56.2% of the large trucks. Single-unit and other large trucks numbered 14. Large trucks recorded as jackknifed numbered 0.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

These are vehicle counts, distinct from the county's 30 fatal crashes and 34 deaths. A crash can involve multiple large trucks, so the trucks table describes the vehicles involved rather than a count of individual crashes or people killed.^{[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 7 deaths (20.6%), head-on for 8 (23.5%), rear-end for 7 (20.6%) and sideswipe for 0 (0.0%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" accounted for 12 deaths (35.3%). This means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, such as striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object, 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 single-vehicle, 6 (17.6%); two-vehicle, 18 (52.9%); and three or more vehicles, 10 (29.4%). Configuration groups crashes by vehicle count, separately from the first harmful event.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate truck accident deaths numbered 17, or 50.0%. The listed route-coded counts were I-20 with 7 deaths, I-77 with 7, I-26 with 2 and I-95 with 1. These figures use the interstate route classification plus a parseable interstate number in the road identifier. The listed routes are the packet's route-coded subset, not a full road network.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Daytime accounted for 19 deaths (55.9%), and nighttime accounted for 15 (44.1%). Urban locations recorded 27 deaths (79.4%); rural locations recorded 7 (20.6%). The work-zone count was 1 death. These road, time and land-use figures count people killed in qualifying crashes, rather than trucks or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with South Carolina and the United States

Richland County's truck accident death rate was 1.6 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. South Carolina's rate was 2.5, and the United States rate was 1.6. The county rate was lower than the state rate and equal to the national rate. Lexington County, the listed neighboring county, had a rate of 2.0, compared with Richland County's 1.6.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

The rates use deaths at the crash location and do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. They are population-based annual averages, not counts of residents killed. When reading these figures with a truck accident lawyer search in mind, keep the crash-location grouping distinct from residence.^{[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. Counts follow the crash county, not the deceased person's residence. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Records 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, then multiply by 100,000. This gives average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjustment for miles driven or visitors. The separately shown July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the rate denominator.^[9][6][7][8]

See also

• Truck accident statistics for Lexington County, South Carolina (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Car accident statistics for Richland County, South Carolina (2020-2024) (caraccidentlawyers.wiki)