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Traffic Safety
Arizona is the 16th most deadly state for truck drivers, study finds
Matt York
An Arizona Trucking Association volunteer gives a free lunch to a truck driver Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at a rest area along I-10 in Sacaton, Ariz. The group was giving away 500 lunches from Dilly’s Deli to westbound truck drivers in appreciation for delivering medical supplies, food, and other necessities during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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Driver casualties per billion miles driven
1. Maine: 0.21
2. Massachusetts: 0.25
3. Michigan: 0.27
4. New Hampshire: 0.28
5. Delaware: 0.32
6. Minnesota: 0.33
7. Idaho: 0.38
8. California: 0.40
9. Alaska: 0.42
10. Hawaii: 0.45
11. Utah: 0.50
12. Rhode Island: 0.52
13. Montana: 0.54
14. Oregon: 0.57
15. Louisiana: 0.60
16. Maryland: 0.62
17. North Dakota: 0.64
18. Indiana: 0.68
19. Washington: 0.70
20. Florida: 0.71
21. New York: 0.72
22. Wisconsin: 0.73
23. Colorado: 0.83
24. South Carolina: 0.88
25. Virginia: 0.89
26. New Jersey: 0.92
27. Ohio: 0.94
28. Mississippi: 0.98
29. Connecticut: 1.02
30. Missouri: 1.04
31. Tennessee: 1.04
32. Kentucky: 1.07
33. South Dakota: 1.08
34. Arkansas: 1.10
35. Arizona: 1.18
36. North Carolina: 1.20
37. Texas: 1.24
38. Nevada: 1.26
39. Alabama: 1.28
40. Kansas: 1.35
41. Nebraska: 1.39
42. West Virginia: 1.41
43. Georgia: 1.42
44. Oklahoma: 1.42
45. Illinois: 1.43
46. Pennsylvania: 1.71
47. Wyoming: 1.96
48. Iowa: 2.21
49. Vermont: 2.49
50. New Mexico: 2.77
Arizona is the 16th most deadly state for truck drivers, according to a study.
Arizona was determined 1.18 truck driver deaths per million miles driven, which is more than twice the rate of the 14 safest states and more than five times the rate of the safest state, Maine at 0.21 deaths per million miles driven.
Henry Lyndberg, 9, and his sister Nora, 7, give free lunches to truck drivers Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at a rest area along I-10 in Sacaton, Ariz. …
Conversely, Arizona’s truck driver fatality rate is less than half the rate of the most deadly state – neighboring New Mexico with a rate of 2.77 deaths per million miles.
In 2022, 90 incidents involving truckers occurred in New Mexico, resulting in 22 deaths.
While Arizona also scored slightly safer than neighboring Nevada (1.26), neighboring California (0.4), Utah (0.5) and Colorado (0.83) all had significantly safer scores than the Grand Canyon State.
Editor's note: The above was republished from a Parrish Law Firm news release.
