Cohoe, AK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Cohoe: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Cohoe and Kenai Peninsula Borough, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Kenai Peninsula Borough numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 43 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Kenai Peninsula Borough compares with Alaska
Kenai Peninsula Borough against Alaska and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Kenai Peninsula Borough stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Kenai Peninsula Borough | Alaska | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 6.7 | 5.7 | 49.7 | 1.2× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 18.9 | 11.6 | 3.4 | 1.6× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.54 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 1.2× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 43.2% | 50.3% | 6.2% | 14% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 10.8% | 20.4% | 23.7% | 47% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 24.3% | 20.9% | 13.8% | 1.2× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 51.3% | 54.5% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 37.8% | 36.0% | 24.8% | same |
Compared with Alaska, Kenai Peninsula Borough is lower on garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am). It runs above Alaska on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash.
The headline for Kenai Peninsula Borough: February the month with the most truck crashes: 18.6% of the year's total.
Overview
Police reported 43 crashes involving commercial trucks in Kenai Peninsula Borough since 2015: 29 people were injured and 12 were killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 89 days.
Cohoe had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Kenai Peninsula Borough numbers.
When crashes happen
February has the most truck crashes, 18.6% of the yearly total, while May has the fewest (0.0%).
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 51.3% of truck crashes, vs 54.5% for Alaska.
The busiest hour is 4–5 pm, with 11.6% of truck crashes.
43.2% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 50.3% across Alaska.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Cohoe since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Kenai Peninsula Borough since 2015.
Route planning tips for Cohoe fleets
- Review driver schedules for February, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
About the data
Sources: the FMCSA crash file for all reported truck crashes and NHTSA FARS for fatal crashes with a large truck. Every statement here comes straight from those numbers.
Crash reporting for 2020 and 2021 is incomplete; those years are shown in grey and not used for rates.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Kenai Peninsula Borough
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Kenai Peninsula Borough) |
|---|---|
| Milepost 45.3 Sterling Highway | 2 |
| Bridge Access Road And Warren Ames Pullout | 1 |
| Ft S From Milepost 170 Sterling Hwy | 1 |
| Kalifornsky Beach Rd 50 Ft W Of Sterling Hwy | 1 |
| Kalifornsky Beach Rd And Poppy Ln | 1 |
| Kenai Spur Highway And North Miller Loop | 1 |
| Mile 12.5 Seward Highway | 1 |
| Mile 73.9 Seward Highway | 1 |
Cohoe at a glance
| Land area | 69.9 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 99610) | $56,333 |
| Median home value (ZIP 99610) | $278,623 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Kenai Peninsula Borough since the 1990s
Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | — | 1.5 |
| 2000s | 5 | +30% | 1.4 |
| 2010s | 11 | +106% | 0.8 |
| 2020s | 1 | -93% | 2.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 4 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. NHTSA counts 1.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 2.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Cohoe
How many truck crashes happen in Cohoe?
43 truck crashes have been reported in Kenai Peninsula Borough since 2015, with 12 deaths and 29 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Cohoe?
February has the most truck crashes in Kenai Peninsula Borough, 18.6% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Cohoe?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Kenai Peninsula Borough since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How does Cohoe compare with Alaska for truck crashes?
Per 100,000 residents, Kenai Peninsula Borough has 6.7 truck crashes a year; Alaska has 5.7.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Cohoe?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
Crash reporting to FMCSA was incomplete in 2020 and 2021; those years are greyed out and left out of rates. 2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.