Single-Vehicle Car Accident Statistics for Pennsylvania

Please note that most 2011 and 2012 national and Pennsylvania rollover accident statistics have not yet been released. Please check back frequently for updated stats and facts on rollovers and roof crush occurrence.

2010 Pennsylvania Single-Vehicle Accident Statistics

• In Pennsylvania, there were 36,709 crashes where a vehicle hit a fixed object in a one-car crash.
• There were 54,819 single-vehicle crashes in Pennsylvania in 2010.
• Young drivers (ages 16-21) accounted for 39.5% of the single-vehicle crashes in PA – 12,436 crashes.

2009 Single-Vehicle Accident Statistics (National and Pennsylvania)

• In 2009, 61 percent of fatal crashes across the nation involved only one vehicle (18,745).
• Nearly 57,000 (56,894) crashes in Pennsylvania involved only one vehicle (47 percent).

2007-2008 National Single-Vehicle Accident Statistics

• In 2007, 59% of fatal crashes involved only one vehicle, as compared with 33% of injury crashes and 31% of property-damage-only crashes.
• Among drivers ages 16-19 involved in fatal crashes in 2008, 49% were involved in single-vehicle crashes.

2008 Pennsylvania Single-Vehicle Accident Stats

• 43% of all accidents in 2008 were single-vehicle accidents in Pennsylvania.
• In Pennsylvania, young drivers (16-21) got into 14,651 single-vehicle crashes in 2008 compared to mature drivers (65-74) who were in 2,061 single-car crashes the same year.
• 61% of Pennsylvania’s single-vehicle accidents in 2008 involved passenger cars colliding with a fixed object. 34% involved a light truck, van, or SUV doing the same.

2007 Pennsylvania Single-Vehicle One Car Accident Statistics

• In 2007, Pennsylvania had 42,653 one car accidents.
• Passenger cars accounted for 26,793 – or 62.8% – of all single-vehicle crashes.
• Light trucks accounted for 32.6%.
• The remainder of these accidents were accounted for by heavy trucks (2.2%), school buses (0.1%), and other (0.5%).

2006 Pennsylvania Single-Vehicle Accident Statistics

• In 2006, 57,684 one-vehicle crashes occurred in Pennsylvania.
• 25,981 – or 66% – of all single-vehicle crashes were accounted for by passenger cars.
• 29.2% were accounted for by light trucks.
• The remainder of these accidents were accounted for by heavy trucks (2.3%), motorcycles (1.9%), school buses (0.1%), and other (0.5%).

2005 Pennsylvania Single-Vehicle Car Accident Statistics

• 41,901 one car crashes occured in 2005.
• 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%), and other (0.5%).