Pennsylvania accident statistics

The most recent statistics (2005) from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reported the following Pennsylvania accident statistics:

In 2005, there were 580 fatalities from alcohol-related crashes.
89% of those killed in alcohol-related crashes were in the same vehicle as the drunk driver. 72% of those killed were the drunk drivers themselves.
79% of drunk drivers involved in crashes are male.
On an average day in 2005, there were 36 alcohol-related crashes with 1.6 fatalities and 29 injured people.
The majority of drunk driving crashes occur at night - 77%.
Alcohol-related crash fatalities were highest between the hours of midnight and 4am.
Alcohol-related crash fatalities were highest on Saturday.

In 2005, Pennsylvania had 41,901 one-vehicle crashes.
Passenger cars accounted for over 27,553 - or almost 66% - of all single-vehicle crashes.
Light trucks accounted for 29.7%
The remainder of these accidents were accounted for by heavy trucks (2%), motorcycles (1.9%), school buses (0.1%), other (0.5%).

Traffic crashes involving bicyclists resulted in 1,353 injuries and 18 deaths in 2005.
Children ages 10-14 have the highest injury and death rate from bicycle accidents. This age group accounts for 26.4% of all injuries and approximately 27.8% of all deaths from bicycle accidents.

In 2005, Pennsylvania recorded 1,160 bus accidents with injuries – 491 involving school buses and 669 involving a commercial bus.
There were 5 school bus crashes that resulted in fatalities and 13 commercial bus crashes resulting in fatalities.

Motorcycle accidents increased from 3,621 in 2004 to 4,039 in 2005. The number of motorcycle crashes has steadily increased over the past 5 years. In 2000, there were 2,837 total crashes involving motorcycles.
Motorcycle fatalities increased from 152 in 2004 to 201 in 2005.

In 2005, there were 4,763 pedestrian involved accidents in Pennsylvania. That represents 3.6% of all crashes.
Of those 4,763 pedestrian accidents, 162 were fatal. That represents 10% of all crash deaths.
2005 saw the lowest rate of pedestrian crashes.
Pedestrians 75+ accounted for 28 of the 162 fatalities.
Male pedestrians accounted for 59% of all fatalities.
Younger pedestrians 19 and under account for 41% of pedestrian injuries.
The majority of pedestrian accidents involving injury or death occurred during daylight hours.

8.6% of light truck crashes involved rollover accidents. 5.2% of passenger car accidents involved rollovers
In rollover crashes, 36.8% of light truck rollovers involved an occupant death compared to 21% of passenger cars.

In Pennsylvania during 2005, there were 7,231 total crashes involving heavy trucks.
Of those 7,231 crashes, 173 were fatal.
Total crashes were up from 6,851 in 2004. Fatalities were also up from 161 in 2004.
Defects contribute to the majority of heavy truck accidents. Some of these defects include:
- Tire or Wheel-Related: 97 crashes
- Brake-Related: 90 crashes
- Unsecure/Trailer Overload: 80 crashes
- Power Train Failure: 26 crashes

For additional statistics related to 2005 crash facts and statistics in Pennsylvania, read the 2005 Pennsylvania Crash Facts & Statistics Report. Adobe Acrobat Required

Source: "2005 Pennsylvania Crash Facts & Statistics." Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.