Truck Accident Facts and Statistics

Fatal Truck Accidents: 51 per year
Non-Fatal Truck Accidents: 957 per year
Accident Locales: 88% (Rural), 11% (Urban)
Carrier Fact: 57% of West Virginia’s truck accidents involve carriers whose principle place of business is not West Virginia.

In 82% of West Virginia truck accidents, weather conditions were NOT a factor.

An average of about 5,000 trucks are involved in a fatal traffic accident each year. Tractors pulling one semitrailer are the most common truck configuration, accounting for about 60% of all trucks involved in a fatal accident.

About 360 pedestrians and 70 bicyclists are killed each year in traffic accidents involving trucks.

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IIHS rates the safest cars of 2012
By: Dino Colombo | 2. January 2012 The number of cars to get top safety ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has increased for the second year in a row, according to the Institute’s list of “Top Safety Picks,” announced on Thursday. CNN Money writes that the Institute is now looking at making the awards even tougher, according to IIHS spokesman Russ Rader. Read More

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By: Dino Colombo | 22. October 2011 Colombo & Stuhr is back again as the primary sponsor of the American Scholar program. The winner will receive a 4 year scholarship to West Virginia Wesleyan College valued at over $100,000. Read More

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