Metro Atlanta truck crash statistics: Cobb County: interstate crashes (ROUTE and I-route) (2020-2024)

Deaths and fatal crashes by year

The annual records show 6 deaths in 4 fatal crashes in 2020, followed by 2 deaths in 2 fatal crashes in 2021. In 2022, the selected crashes accounted for 7 deaths in 6 fatal crashes. The figures were 1 death in 1 fatal crash in 2023 and 5 deaths in 4 fatal crashes in 2024.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Among the supplied annual rows, 2022 had the largest death count and fatal-crash count. Each annual crash figure counts distinct fatal crashes containing those deaths. The 2024 figures come from the provisional Annual Report File, so comparisons involving that year remain subject to revision.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Person categories

People in other vehicles accounted for 14 deaths in the selected Cobb County interstate crashes during 2020-2024. The nonoccupant category accounted for 6 deaths, and people in the large truck accounted for 1 death. These are person counts within the selected fatal crashes, rather than counts of vehicles or separate crashes.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

The nonoccupant category follows the FARS A_PTYPE 3,4,5 grouping, which includes occupants of vehicles not in transport. Its scope therefore extends beyond pedestrians and pedalcyclists. The selection includes all people killed in qualifying large-truck crashes; it does not restrict the death count to large-truck occupants.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Manner of collision

Rear-end collisions accounted for 12 deaths in the selected crashes during 2020-2024, the largest death count among the supplied manner-of-collision rows. Angle collisions accounted for 4 deaths. Events classified as not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport also accounted for 4 deaths, while head-on collisions accounted for 1 death.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

These categories describe the manner of the first harmful event. Their figures count deaths associated with each category, not the number of collisions. A motor vehicle stopped in traffic can still be in transport under the supplied definition. Neither these categories nor large-truck involvement establishes fault.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Recorded counties

The county table records 21 deaths in Cobb County for the selected interstate crashes during 2020-2024. County assignment follows where the crash occurred, not where a person lived. The table contains only Cobb County, so it provides no basis for ranking counties by deaths in this selection.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

For context, all Cobb County large-truck crashes accounted for 36 deaths during the same period. Across metro Atlanta, large-truck crashes matching this interstate topic dimension accounted for 180 deaths. Those comparison counts have different geographic or roadway scopes from the selected county total; neither supplies a population or traffic-exposure denominator.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Recorded interstate routes

The recorded-route breakdown assigns 16 selected deaths to I-75, 3 to I-285 and 2 to I-20 during 2020-2024. I-75 has the largest death count among these supplied route rows. That comparison concerns deaths in the selected Cobb County crashes, not crashes or deaths along the full length of any interstate.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Routes enter this breakdown only when ROUTE = 1 and TWAY_ID contains a parseable I-route. This is an operational selection based on the recorded fields. It does not cover every road, establish a legal road classification or support a comparison of travel risk between the listed routes.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Trucks in the selected crashes

The distinct fatal crashes containing the selected deaths involved 21 large-truck vehicles during 2020-2024. Among those large trucks, 15 were truck-tractor vehicles. These figures measure vehicles involved in the selected crashes. They are separate from the 21 deaths and 17 distinct fatal crashes, even where the displayed totals coincide.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

For this dataset, a large truck is a medium or heavy truck with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds; buses and motor homes are excluded. A_LT = 1 identifies a crash involving at least one large truck. That involvement identifies the crash population without assigning fault.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Sources and limits

NHTSA FARS records fatal traffic crashes involving a motor vehicle on a trafficway customarily open to the public, with an occupant or nonoccupant dying within 30 days. Crashes with no deaths are outside its scope. These figures use FARS Final Files for 2020 through 2023 and the provisional 2024 Annual Report File, which may be revised.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Metro Atlanta means the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA (CBSA 12060), containing 29 counties under OMB Bulletin 23-01, July 2023. The supplied counts describe crash locations. No population rate, mileage denominator or traffic-exposure denominator is provided, so the figures do not measure comparative travel risk.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

See also

• Georgia's two-year limit for truck accident injury claims

On related publications

• Georgia truck accident statistics (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyers.wiki)
• Large truck (crash data definition) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)