Metro Atlanta truck crash statistics: Gwinnett County: urban crashes (2020-2024)

Deaths and fatal crashes by year

The annual records show 13 deaths in 10 fatal crashes in 2020, followed by 9 deaths in 8 fatal crashes in 2021. In 2022, the selection contains 6 deaths in 6 fatal crashes; in 2023, it contains 4 deaths in 4 fatal crashes. The 2024 figures are 8 deaths in 8 fatal crashes.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Among these supplied annual rows, 2020 has the largest death count and fatal-crash count. Each crash count identifies distinct fatal crashes containing the selected deaths. 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 account for 31 selected deaths, the largest death count among the supplied person categories. Nonoccupants account for 5 deaths, and people in the large truck account for 4 deaths. These categories describe the people killed within the selected Gwinnett County urban crashes involving a large truck.^{[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. It therefore should not be read as a pedestrian-only count. The person-category figures count deaths, not vehicles, and do not describe everyone involved in or surviving these crashes.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Manner of collision

Rear-end events account for 18 selected deaths, the largest death count among the supplied collision categories. Events classified as not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport account for 10 deaths, followed by angle events with 8. Sideswipe events account for 2 deaths, while head-on and other events each account for 1.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

These classifications describe the manner of the first harmful event. They are death totals associated with those categories, not counts of collision events. A motor vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic, so that term does not necessarily mean a vehicle was moving.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Recorded counties

The county table records 40 deaths in Gwinnett County for the selected urban large-truck crashes during 2020-2024. The operational county selection is FIPS 13135 together with A_RU = 2. Location refers to where the crash occurred, not where the people killed lived. The supplied county table contains no other county rows for comparison.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

The broader Gwinnett County total is 41 deaths in all large-truck crashes. Across metro Atlanta, 356 deaths occurred in large-truck crashes matching this topic's urban dimension. These broader totals have different geographic or selection scopes from the county urban total.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Recorded interstate routes

Among the supplied recorded interstate rows, I-85 accounts for 15 selected deaths, I-985 for 2, and I-86 for 1. I-85 has the largest death count within those listed rows. These figures remain limited to the selected Gwinnett County urban fatal crashes involving large trucks during 2020-2024.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

The interstate selection requires ROUTE = 1 and an I-route identifier that can be parsed from TWAY_ID. The table reports recorded routes under that operational rule. It does not cover every road or describe the full route outside metro Atlanta, and the listed figures measure deaths rather than fatal crashes.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Trucks in the selected crashes

The distinct fatal crashes containing the selected deaths involved 38 large-truck vehicles. Among those large trucks, 17 were truck-tractor vehicles. These are vehicle counts within the selected crashes, separate from the 40 people killed and the 36 distinct fatal crashes. The truck-tractor figure describes a subset of the large-truck vehicles.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

For this reference, 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. The A_LT = 1 selection identifies crashes involving a large truck. Involvement alone does not establish fault.^{[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. Nonfatal-only crashes are outside its scope. This page applies A_LT = 1, Gwinnett County FIPS 13135, and A_RU = 2.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

The 2020 through 2023 records use FARS Final Files; 2024 uses the provisional Annual Report File. Metro Atlanta means the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA, CBSA 12060, comprising 29 counties under OMB Bulletin 23-01, July 2023. No population rate or mileage or traffic exposure denominator is supplied, so these counts do not support a travel-risk comparison.^{[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)