Metro Atlanta truck crash statistics: I-75 inside the 29-county Atlanta MSA (2020-2024)

Deaths and fatal crashes by year

The annual figures pair deaths with the distinct fatal crashes containing them. In 2020, the selection recorded 12 deaths in 9 fatal crashes; in 2021, it recorded 5 deaths in 5 fatal crashes. The 2022 figures were 18 deaths in 15 fatal crashes, followed by 7 deaths in 7 fatal crashes in 2023.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

For 2024, the provisional Annual Report File reports 17 deaths in 12 fatal crashes. Among the supplied annual rows, 2022 had the largest death count and fatal-crash count. These totals describe fatal outcomes within the selection, without measuring traffic volume or distance traveled.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Person categories

People in other vehicles accounted for 34 deaths in the selected I-75 large-truck crashes during 2020-2024. People in the large truck accounted for 13 deaths, and nonoccupants accounted for 12 deaths. Among the supplied person categories, people in other vehicles had the largest death count. These figures classify people killed, rather than counting 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. It should therefore not be read as a pedestrian-only count. All categories remain confined to the selected crashes involving a large truck.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Manner of collision

Rear-end collisions accounted for 29 deaths, the largest death count among the supplied manner-of-collision rows for 2020-2024. The category labeled not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 22 deaths. Angle collisions accounted for 5 deaths, sideswipes for 2 deaths, and head-on collisions for 1 death.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

These classifications describe the first harmful event in each selected crash. They do not count every event that occurred during a crash or establish why it happened. A motor vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic, so that term does not require movement at the moment of collision.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Recorded counties

Bartow County and Cobb County each recorded 16 deaths in the selected crashes during 2020-2024, tying for the largest death count among the supplied county rows. Henry County recorded 9 deaths. Clayton County and Fulton County each recorded 6 deaths, while Butts County recorded 5 deaths and Spalding County recorded 1 death.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Each county entry identifies where the crash occurred, not where the person killed lived. The figures retain the I-75 and large-truck selection within the Atlanta MSA. They are neither countywide totals for all traffic deaths nor population-adjusted comparisons of the listed counties.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Recorded interstate routes

The recorded interstate route table assigns 59 deaths to I-75 for 2020-2024. Its operational selection requires ROUTE = 1 together with a parseable I-75 designation in TWAY_ID, and it is restricted to crash locations inside the 29-county Atlanta MSA. The route entry therefore reports the geographic and roadway selection used for this topic.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

The supplied table contains no comparison with another interstate. It also does not describe the entire I-75 route outside metro Atlanta or every road within the metropolitan area. The route total counts people killed in selected large-truck crashes, rather than vehicles involved.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

Trucks in the selected crashes

The distinct fatal crashes containing the selected deaths involved 66 large-truck vehicles during 2020-2024. Among those large trucks, 50 were truck-tractor vehicles. Both figures count vehicles in the selected crashes. They are separate measures from the 59 people killed and the 48 distinct fatal crashes, and should not be substituted for either total.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

For this data, 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 from that definition. A truck's involvement in a selected crash 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 excluded. The selection applies A_LT = 1 for large-truck involvement. The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA boundary follows OMB Bulletin 23-01, July 2023.^{[6][1][2][3][4][5][7][8][9]}

The 2020 through 2023 data use FARS Final Files; 2024 uses the provisional Annual Report File, subject to revision. Counts follow crash location. No population rate, mileage denominator or traffic exposure denominator is supplied, so these figures do not support a 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)