What the 2024 Utah data shows
The UDOT layer records 5,699 crashes involving a commercial motor vehicle in 2024. It classifies 4,726 as no-injury or property-damage-only crashes, 465 as possible-injury crashes, 363 as suspected-minor-injury crashes, 108 as suspected-serious-injury crashes, and 37 as fatal crashes. The fatal crashes involved 45 fatalities.
The three-year trend is not a straight line
Recorded commercial motor vehicle-involved crashes rose from 5,488 in 2022 to 5,860 in 2023, then declined to 5,699 in 2024. Injury-or-fatal crashes followed the same pattern: 920 in 2022, 1,028 in 2023, and 973 in 2024. Fatalities changed from 43 to 61 to 45. These figures do not support a claim of steady annual improvement or deterioration.
I-15 carries the largest route-coded total
The 2024 route field identifies 1,244 commercial motor vehicle-involved crashes on I-15, 317 on I-80, 185 on US-89, 137 on SR-68, 113 on US-40, 107 on I-215, and 77 on SR-201. Route analysis excludes records with a blank route value and does not replace review of the crash location.
How the figures were calculated
This report uses UDOT's public Crash Locations feature layers for 2022, 2023, and 2024. Each query filters COMMERCIAL_MOTOR_VEH_INVOLVED to Y. Injury-or-fatal crash totals include every severity except No Injury/PDO. County and route tables group the same filtered records. The data was accessed July 21, 2026.
What the dataset cannot establish
The data does not establish fault, legal liability, case value, vehicle ownership, insurance coverage, or whether a particular crash involved a tractor-trailer. UDOT describes the service as de-identified crash-location data and notes that recent records can be delayed or corrected.
Annual Utah commercial vehicle-involved crash totals
| Year | Crashes | Injury or fatal crashes | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,488 | 920 | 43 |
| 2023 | 5,860 | 1,028 | 61 |
| 2024 | 5,699 | 973 | 45 |
2024 crashes by highest recorded severity
| Severity | Crashes | Share of 2024 total |
|---|---|---|
| No Injury/PDO | 4,726 | 82.9% |
| Possible Injury | 465 | 8.2% |
| Suspected Minor Injury | 363 | 6.4% |
| Suspected Serious Injury | 108 | 1.9% |
| Fatal | 37 | 0.6% |
Top five counties by 2024 crash count
| County | Crashes | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 2,386 | 8 |
| Utah | 850 | 5 |
| Davis | 435 | 0 |
| Weber | 343 | 4 |
| Washington | 239 | 2 |
Selected 2024 route-coded totals
| Route | Crashes | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| I-15 | 1,244 | 6 |
| I-80 | 317 | 4 |
| US-89 | 185 | 1 |
| SR-68 | 137 | 0 |
| US-40 | 113 | 2 |
| I-215 | 107 | 1 |
| SR-201 | 77 | 0 |
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How this issue fits into a full truck case
This topic should be reviewed together with the rest of the commercial vehicle file: driver logs, truck data, maintenance records, dispatch records, cargo documents, insurance layers, medical severity, and Utah deadlines. A single document rarely explains the whole case. The review should compare records against each other and note any gaps or conflicts.
- Match the crash timeline against ELD, GPS, fuel, toll, and dispatch records.
- Compare the driver's statement against ECM data, photos, video, and witness accounts.
- Check whether the carrier's safety files show the same problem before the crash.
- Keep medical documentation organized from the first visit through follow-up care.