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

Deaths and fatal crashes by year

The annual figures record 6 deaths in 6 fatal crashes in 2020, followed by 4 deaths in 4 fatal crashes in 2021. In 2022, the selection again contained 6 deaths in 6 fatal crashes. The 2023 figures were 11 deaths in 7 fatal crashes, while 2024 recorded 8 deaths in 8 fatal crashes. Among the supplied annual rows, 2023 had the largest death count, whereas 2024 had the largest fatal-crash count. Deaths and crashes therefore describe different outcomes. The 2024 figures come from the provisional Annual Report File and remain subject to revision.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Person categories

People in other vehicles accounted for 24 deaths in the selected DeKalb County interstate crashes during 2020-2024. The supplied person categories also record 7 nonoccupant deaths and 4 deaths among people in the large truck. Other-vehicle occupants had the largest death count among these categories. Nonoccupants follows the FARS A_PTYPE 3,4,5 grouping, which includes occupants of vehicles not in transport. It should therefore not be read as a count limited to pedestrians and pedalcyclists. All categories remain within the selected fatal large-truck crashes, and the figures describe people killed rather than vehicles involved or separate crash events.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Manner of collision

Rear-end collisions accounted for 18 selected deaths during 2020-2024, the largest death count among the supplied manner-of-collision rows. The category for an event that was not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 13 deaths. Angle and head-on collisions each accounted for 2 deaths. These labels describe the first harmful event, rather than every event that occurred during a crash. A motor vehicle stopped in traffic can still qualify as being in transport. The table counts deaths associated with each recorded category, so its entries should not be presented as counts of rear-end, angle or head-on crashes.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Recorded counties

The county row assigns all 35 selected deaths to DeKalb County by crash location during 2020-2024. It does not identify where the people who died lived. For context, all large-truck crashes in DeKalb County accounted for 55 deaths, while metro Atlanta large-truck crashes matching this interstate topic dimension accounted for 180 deaths. Those totals have different geographic or roadway scopes from the selected county interstate figure. The supplied county table contains only DeKalb County, so it provides no county ranking. The metro reference geography is the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA, containing 29 counties under OMB Bulletin 23-01, July 2023.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Recorded interstate routes

Among the supplied recorded interstate routes, I-285 had the largest selected death count, with 16 deaths during 2020-2024. I-20 recorded 14 deaths, and I-85 recorded 5 deaths. Each route figure is restricted to selected crashes in DeKalb County. Inclusion requires both ROUTE = 1 and an I-route that can be parsed from TWAY_ID; a route name alone does not describe the complete operational filter. These figures do not cover an interstate's entire length outside the selected geography or every road in the county. Without mileage or traffic exposure denominators, the route death counts cannot establish comparative risk.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Trucks in the selected crashes

The distinct crashes containing the selected deaths involved 33 large-truck vehicles, including 25 truck-tractor vehicles, during 2020-2024. These are vehicle counts, separate from the 35 deaths and 31 fatal crashes. A large truck here means a medium or heavy truck with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds; buses and motor homes are excluded. The selection remains within A_LT = 1 crashes, meaning crashes involving at least one large truck. Truck involvement does not establish fault. The vehicle totals describe trucks present in the selected crashes, rather than the number of truck occupants who died.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Sources and limits

NHTSA FARS covers 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 this census. This selection uses FARS Final Files for 2020 through 2023 and the provisional 2024 Annual Report File, which may change. Counts follow crash location, not residence. The reported 7.8% uses all 448 metro Atlanta large-truck-crash deaths as its denominator, rather than only metro interstate deaths. No population rate, mileage denominator or traffic exposure denominator is supplied, limiting interpretation to the stated counts and share.^{[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)