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

Truck accident deaths in Spartanburg County by year

Truck accident deaths rose from 2 in 2020 to 11 in 2021, fell to 6 in 2022, then rose to 10 in 2023 and 12 in 2024. The highest count was 12 in 2024, and the lowest was 2 in 2020. The 2024 count was 10 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The corresponding shares of all traffic deaths were 3.2% in 2020, 13.1% in 2021, 10.2% in 2022, 11.9% in 2023 and 18.2% in 2024. All traffic deaths numbered 62, 84, 59, 84 and 66 in those respective years. These annual truck accident figures count deaths in qualifying crashes, rather than the number of 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 Spartanburg County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 5 deaths, or 12.2%. People in other vehicles accounted for 34 deaths, or 82.9%, the largest person category. The row "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" recorded 2 deaths, or 4.9%, in truck accidents during 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Pedestrians, pedalcyclists and other or unknown nonoccupants make up the FARS nonoccupant grouping represented by that quoted label. Occupants of motor vehicles not in transport, such as parked vehicles, can fall within the other category. Whether someone was outside a vehicle is not literally tested by the grouping.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

The truck accident records include 38 large trucks in fatal crashes during 2020 through 2024. Truck-tractors, described in the table as semi or tractor-trailer units, numbered 20 and represented 52.6% of those trucks. Single-unit and other large trucks numbered 18. Large trucks recorded as jackknifed numbered 0.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

Each entry in this table counts vehicles, not crashes or deaths. A fatal truck crash can involve multiple large trucks, so the vehicle count is distinct from the 36 fatal crashes and the 41 deaths recorded for the 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. Rear-end recorded 15 deaths (36.6%); Angle (side impact), 6 (14.6%); Head-on, 5 (12.2%); Sideswipe, 2 (4.9%); and Other, 1 (2.4%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 12 deaths (29.3%). This means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, such as a rollover or striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object. A vehicle stopped in traffic can be in transport.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Separately, truck accident deaths by crash configuration were Single-vehicle: 5 (12.2%); Two-vehicle: 25 (61.0%); and Three or more vehicles: 11 (26.8%). These shares describe vehicle involvement, distinct from manner of collision.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate truck accident deaths numbered 18, or 43.9%. The listed route-coded counts were 12 deaths for I-26 and 6 for I-85. These figures require interstate route coding and a parseable interstate route number; the listed routes are a subset, not a full road network.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 22 deaths (53.7%). Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 19 (46.3%). Urban locations recorded 29 deaths (70.7%), and rural locations recorded 12 (29.3%). Work-zone truck accident deaths numbered 0; this measure counts deaths, not trucks or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

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

Spartanburg County's truck accident death rate was 2.4 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. South Carolina's rate was 2.5, and the national rate was 1.6. The county rate was lower than the state rate and higher than the national rate.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighboring counties, Greenville County had a rate of 1.5 and Cherokee County had a rate of 7.4. Spartanburg County's rate was higher than Greenville County's and lower than Cherokee County's. These population-based rates do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. For readers using the phrase "truck accident lawyer," the relevant distinction is that these counts are grouped by crash location, not 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 a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes on trafficways customarily open to the public, with an occupant or nonoccupant death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. County counts follow crash location, not where people lived. The 2020 through 2023 figures use Final Files; 2024 uses the Annual Report File and can change 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, then multiply by 100,000. This gives average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjusting for miles driven or visitors. The separate July 1, 2024 population estimate of 369,934 is not the rate denominator.^[9][6][7][8]

See also

• Truck accident statistics for Cherokee County, South Carolina (2020-2024)
• Truck accident statistics for Greenville County, South Carolina (2020-2024)
• Large truck (crash data definition)

On related publications

• South Carolina truck accident statistics (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyers.wiki)
• I-26 truck accidents in South Carolina (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyers.wiki)
• I-85 truck accidents in South Carolina (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyers.wiki)
• Car accident statistics for Spartanburg County, South Carolina (2020-2024) (caraccidentlawyers.wiki)