Charleston View, CA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Charleston View: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Charleston View and Inyo County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Inyo County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 238 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Inyo County compares with California
Inyo County against California and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Inyo County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Inyo County | California | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 112.6 | 33.2 | 49.7 | 3.4× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 9.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.7× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 14% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.4% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 73% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 3.1% | 0.9% | 6.2% | 3.3× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 13.1% | 23.5% | 23.7% | 44% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 4.4% | 6.5% | 13.8% | 33% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 41.9% | 40.2% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 41.5% | 29.1% | 24.8% | 1.4× the state |
Inyo County has lower values than California for injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and morning rush (6–10 am). It runs above California on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and on snow, slush or ice.
The headline for Inyo County: 3.1% on snowy, slushy or icy roads, against 0.9% across California.
Overview
Police reported 238 crashes involving commercial trucks in Inyo County since 2015: 90 people were injured and 22 were killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 18 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Charleston View since 2015; patterns below come from Inyo County as a whole.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in January (11.8% of the year) and are lowest in July (5.9%).
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 41.9% of truck crashes, vs 40.2% for California.
More truck crashes happen at 11 am–12 pm than at any other hour (7.6%).
3.1% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.9% across California.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Charleston View since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 1 of the truck crashes here, or 0.4%, compared with 1.6% in California.
Route planning tips for Charleston View fleets
- Build extra time into January routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- With 3.1% of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (above California), plan winter equipment checks early.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Inyo County
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 (Inyo County) |
|---|---|
| US-395 | 5 |
| Us395 Nb/Gill Station Coso Rd | 3 |
| N/B Us-395 | 3 |
| Hwy Us-395, Independence Ca 93526 | 2 |
| Nb Us395/Pearson Rd | 2 |
| Rt127/1.6M N Rt190 | 2 |
| Rt395/ Gill Station Coso Rd | 2 |
| Rt395/.1M S Fall Rd | 2 |
Charleston View at a glance
| Land area | 0.8 sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Inyo County 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 | — | — | 1.3 |
| 2000s | 13 | — | 1.1 |
| 2010s | 16 | +16% | 0.4 |
| 2020s | 23 | +47% | 2.0 |
In the 2000s about 13 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 23. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.8 a year in 2016–19, 2.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Charleston View
How many truck accidents are there in Charleston View?
Inyo County has had 238 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 90 people and killing 22.
When do most truck crashes happen in Charleston View?
Truck crashes in Inyo County peak in January, with 11.8% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Charleston View?
Since 2015, Inyo County has reported 1 garbage-truck crash, or 0.4% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Charleston View compared with California?
Per 100,000 residents, Inyo County has 112.6 truck crashes a year; California has 33.2.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Charleston View?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.