In 2005, there were an estimated 6,159,000 police-reported traffic crashes, in which 43,443 people were killed and 2,699,000 people were injured.
One out of eight traffic fatalities in 2005 resulted from collisions involving a large truck.
In 2005, there were 16,885 fatalities in alcohol-related crashes.
An average of 119 persons died each day in motor vehicle crashes in 2005 — one every 12 minutes.
Deaths and injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for persons of every age from 3 through 33. (based on 2003 data)
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Representing victims of commercial 18-wheeler truck accidents nationwide, including the cities of Houston, Dallas, Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange in Texas; Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and Altamonte Springs in; Los Angeles and San Diego in Southern California, and San Francisco in Northern California; Rochester, Brooklyn, and Buffalo in New York; Phoenix, Tucson, and Flagstaff in Arizona; Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette, in Louisiana; Biloxi and Gulfport in Mississippi; Mobile in Alabama.
