Truck Accident Statistics

Truck accidents are a significant cause of disabling injuries and deaths -- in Michigan and throughout the nation.  

The facts about truck accidents are alarming:

• According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, traffic accidents involving huge semi trucks or tractor-trailers killed 5,190 Americans in 2004.
• Another 116,000 people were injured in truck crashes in that year alone.
• Of those who died in large truck accidents , three out of four were occupants of other vehicles.
• One out of twelve people killed in truck crashes were bicyclists or pedestrians.
• About three out of four of the truck accident victims who suffered non-fatal injuries were not riding in the truck involved in the accident.
• A large truck rear-ended another vehicle in almost one-half of the truck accidents resulting in death and over one-third of the truck crashes causing non-fatal injuries.

Michigan shares in the tragic consequences of highway accidents involving large trucks and tractor-trailers.

• In 2004, large truck accidents resulted in the deaths of 109 people in this state.
• One out of eleven of Michigan highway deaths involved a large truck or tractor-trailer.

If you or a loved one was seriously injured in a Michigan truck accident, contact an experienced Michigan truck accident lawyer immediately. 

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