The Truck Safety Coalition (www.trucksafety.org) has issued a report card based on truck accidents that have occurred throughout the United States. While the earliest year of data available is from 2005, the report sheds light on some the worst truck accident states.
After evaluating the number of truck accidents that occurred through out the country, the Truck Safety Coalition looked at the number of truck accident deaths that occurred for every 100,000 people. The results they generated ranked each state from deadliest to safest.
Over 114,000 people were injured in truck accidents in 2005, and in addition to this, 5,200 people were killed in truck accidents, making the average number of truck accidents with fatalities 1.76 deaths for every 100,000 people. The 10 states with the highest average of truck accident deaths per 100,000 population were:
- Wyoming (6.09)
- Arkansas (4.17)
- Oklahoma (3.41)
- New Mexico (3.27)
- Mississippi (3.12)
- West Virginia (3.03)
- Kentucky (2.97)
- Kansas (2.91)
- South Carolina (2.91)
- Missouri (2.86)
Truck accidents can be incredibly harmful events for the victims and their loved ones. Not only are truck accidents often fatal, but they can leave victims permanently disabled. If you or a loved one has been involved in a truck accident, you should contact an experienced truck accident lawyer near you as soon as possible.
Below is a list of personal injury attorneys who specialize in automobile and truck accidents.
