NHTSA Reports * USA - Motor Vehicle Crashes In 2007
NHTSA Reports that 288 Trucks Were Involved in Deadly Florida Motor Vehicle Crashes In 2007
Miami,FL,USA -Florida Injury Attorney Blog, by Paige Trop & Ameen -November 5, 2008: -- The NHTSA released this figure as part of its 2007 Traffic Safety Facts data... Other NHTSA 2007 Large Truck Facts:
• Nationally, 413,000 large trucks were involved in traffic accidents.
• 4,584 of these large truck collisions involved fatalities.
• 4,808 lives were lost in large truck crashes.
• 17% of the victims that died were riding in large trucks.
• 75% of the victims that died were riding in other vehicles.
• 8% of the victims that died were not riding in any vehicles when the crashes occurred.
• 101,000 others were injured in large truck accidents.
• Out of every nine traffic deaths, one of the deaths involved a large truck crash.
• 76,000 trucks were involved in motor vehicle accidents resulting in injuries to victims.
• Large trucks have a greater chance of becoming involved in a deadly accident involving multiple vehicles than in a single-vehicle crash.
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