Truck Accident Profiles: Indiana

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Note: All values are approximate, based on available crash data.

Tractor Trailer Accident Statistics

Fatal Truck Accidents: 166 / year

Non-Fatal Truck Accidents: 4,289/ year

Accident Locations: 18% (Urban), 82% (Rural)

Carrier Information:

 57% of Indiana truck accidents involve carriers whose principle place of business is not IN.

Largest Indiana Truck Carriers:

•  CELADON TRUCKING SERVICES, INC.
•  VITRAN EXPRESS, INC.
•  BULKMATIC TRANSPORT COMPANY
• CARROLL FULMER LOGISTICS CORPORATION
•  TRANSCORR, LLC
•  PERKINS SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION, INC.
•  TRAILER TRANSIT, INC
•  FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION CORP.
•  WABASH VALLEY TRANSPORTATION, INC.
•  FRALEY & SCHILLING, INC.
•  BAYLOR TRUCKING, INC.
•  AG TRUCKING, INC.

There were no contributing weather conditions in 81% of Indiana truck accidents.

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Car Accident Statistics

Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Crashes:  947 / year

Multi-Vehicle Crashes Resulting in Fatalities: 397 / year

Approx.   48% of fatal car accidents occurred at speeds of 55mph or greater.

73 auto accidents resulting in fatalities were on roads with 3 or more traffic lanes.

Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes: $4.346 Billion/year

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Major Interstates, Intrastates, and Highway Corridors

Interstate Highways through Indiana include I-65, I-69, I-70, I-74, I-80, I-90 and I-94.

Interstate 65: I-65 begins in Mobile, AL and ends in Gary, IN, intersecting with I-90.  261 miles cut through Indiana, including the cities of Indianapolis and LaFayette.

Interstate 69: I-69 extends from Indianapolis to the Canadian border at Port Huron, Michigan.  It runs 157 miles through Indiana, including exchanges at the cities of Muncie, Marion and Ft. Wayne.

Interstate 70: I-70 runs from Cove Fort, UT to Baltimore, MD.  It crosses through 157 miles of Indiana, including the major city of Indianapolis, where it intersects I-74 and I-65.

Interstate 74: I-74 begins in Bettendorf, IA and ends in Cincinnati, OH.  172 miles cross through Indiana, where it intersects I-70 and I-65 in Indianapolis.

Interstate 80: I- 80, the second largest highway in the U.S., begins in San Francisco and ends in Teaneck, NJ, just outside of New York city.  It winds 157 miles through Indiana, and has interchanges for Gary and South Bend, suburbs of Chicago.

Interstate 90: I-90 is the longest highway in the U.S., extending from Seattle, WA to Boston, MA.  It extends 156 miles through Indiana, where it is known as the Indiana Toll Road, giving access to Hammond, Gary and South Bend.

Interstate 94: I-94 connects the Great Lakes to the Intermountain region of the U.S., beginning in Billings, MT and ending in Port Huron, MI.  Only 46 miles run through Indiana, where it is known as the Borman Expressway, traveling through Hammond, Gary, Portage and Michigan City.

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About Indiana

Indiana, whose motto is ‘The Crossroads of America’, is a Midwestern state rich in diversity of terrain and people. Census 2000 reported Indiana’s population at 6,080,485.  Densely populated Northwestern IN shares the border with Illinois, and is part of the Chicago Metropolitan Area.  The industrial city of Gary is here, with a population of over 100,000, now considered a Chicago suburb.  Other Indiana cities with populations over 100,000 include Ft. Wayne and South Bend in the north, the capital city of Indianapolis in the center and Evansville, to the south.

Indiana provides its Hoosiers with everything from rolling sand dunes to classic riverboat rides.  Residents enjoy the options of thriving Chicago suburban life or quiet rural cornfields.  Indiana, U.S.A. is a state offering many choices.

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Indiana Counties

Adams County
Allen County www.co.allen.in.us/ 
Bartholomew County  www.bartholomewco.com/
Benton County  
Blackford County www.blackfordcounty.com/ 
Boone County www.bccn.boone.in.us/ 
Brown County www.browncounty.com/ 
Carroll County www.carrollcountyindiana.org/ 
Cass County 
Clark County
Clay County
Clinton County
Crawford County www.crawfordcountyindiana.com/ 
Daviess County www.daviesscounty.org/ 
Dearborn County www.dearborncounty.org/ 
DecaturCountywww.decaturcounty.in.gov/
DeKalb County www.dekalbcvb.org/  
Delaware County www.muncie.com/ 
DuboisCountywww.duboiscounty.org/
Elkhart County  www.elkhartcountyindiana.com/ 
Fayette County 
Floyd County www.floydcounty.in.gov/ 
Fountain County www.co.fountain.in.us/ 
Franklin County  www.franklinchs.com/ 
Fulton County  www.co.fulton.in.us/ 
Gibson County www.gibsoncountyin.org/ 
Grant County www.jamesdeancountry.com/ 
Greene County  www.gcindiana.info/ 
Hamilton County www.hccvb.org/ 
Hancock County www.hancockcoingov.org/ 
Harrison County  www.tourindiana.com/ 
Hendricks County  www.co.hendricks.in.us/ 
Henry County  www.henrycountyin.org/ 
Howard County  www.co.howard.in.us/ 
Huntington County  www.huntington.in.us/ 
Jackson County  www.jacksoncountyin.com/ 
Jasper County  
Jay County  www.co.jay.in.us/ 
Jefferson County  www.madisonindiana.org/ 
Jennings County  www.jenningsco.org/ 
Johnson County  www.jcdc.org/ 
Knox County  www.kcdc.com/ 
Kosciusko County  www.kcgov.com/ 
Lagrange County  www.lagrangecounty.org/ 
Lake County www.lakecountyin.org/index.jsp 
LaPorte County  www.alco.org/ 
Lawrence County  www.limestonecountry.com/ 
Madison County  www.in.gov/mylocal/counties/madison/ 
Marion County  www.indygov.org/home.htm 
Marshall County  www.blueberrycountry.org/ 
Martin County  www.southernin.com/Pages/counties/Martin/ 
Miami County  www.miamicountyin.com/ 
Monroe County  www.co.monroe.in.us/ 
Montgomery County  www.crawfordsville.org/ 
Morgan County  www.southernin.com/Pages/counties/Morgan/ 
Newton County  
Noble County  www.nccvb.org/ 
Ohio County  
Orange County www.orangecountyin.com/  
Owen County www.owencounty.org/ 
Parke County  www.coveredbridges.com/ 
Perry County www.perrycountyindiana.org/
Pike County www.pikecountyin.org/ 
Porter County  www.porterco.org/ 
Posey County  www.poseycounty.org/ 
Pulaski County  www.pulaskicdc.org/ 
Putnam County  www.putnamcountyin.org/index.htm 
Randolph County  
Ripley County  www.ripleycounty.com/ 
Rush County  www.rushcounty.com/ 
St. Joseph County  www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/ 
Scott County  www.greatscottindiana.org/ 
Shelby County  www.shelbychamber.net/ 
Spencer County  www.spencerco.org/ 
Starke County  www.starkecounty.com/ 
Steuben County  www.lakes101.org/ 
Sullivan County  www.sctb.net/ 
Switzerland County  www.venus.net/~switzcvb/ 
Tippecanoe County www.county.tippecanoe.in.us/ 
Tipton County  www.tiptoncounty.org/index.htm 
Union County www.southernin.com/Pages/counties/Union/ 
Vanderburgh County  
Vermillion County
Vigo County www.vigocounty.org/ 
Wabash County  www.wabashcountycvb.com/ 
Warren County  www.warrenco.net/ 
Warrick County  www.warrickcounty.org/ 
Washington County www.washingtoncountyindiana.com/ 
Wayne County  www.visitrichmond.org/ 
Wells County  www.blufftonwellschamber.com/ 
White County  www.wcgconline.net/  
Whitley County www.whitleynet.org/

Truck Accident Lawyers

Did you know that every 16 minutes a person is killed or injured in a truck accident? Did you know that big rig truck accidents continue to increase? Even with these frightening scenarios and statistics, powerful trucking industry lobbyists continue to call for the weakening of truck safety rules and regulations to reap a higher profit.

When truck collisions do occur, trucking companies involved in the accident often send representatives to the accident scene.  These agents work to handle everything at the scene of the accident so that they can limit or mitigate their company’s liability.

Munley, Munley & Cartwright is a law firm experienced at handling tractor trailer accident claims. We accept cases nationwide.

Munley, Munley & Cartwright charges clients of personal injury claims on a contingency basis. What that means is the attorney is only paid if he or she wins money damages for you – the client. This makes it possible for anyone to hire only the best lawyer. It gives everyone access to the justice system and representation that is equal to the best that insurance companies, doctors and other defendants can hire. You can contact the lawyers of Munley, Munley & Cartwright for a free consultation by completing our online accident evaluation form -or- calling toll-free at 1-800-318-LAW1.

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