Middletown, CA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Middletown: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Middletown and Lake County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Lake County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
3 of 275 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Lake County compares with California
Lake County against California and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Lake County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Lake County | California | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 36.1 | 33.2 | 49.7 | 1.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 7.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.2× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.50 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 1.1× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.1% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 32% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 1.5% | 0.9% | 6.2% | 1.6× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 24.2% | 23.5% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 7.8% | 6.5% | 13.8% | 1.2× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 36.4% | 40.2% | 41.9% | 9% below the state |
| After dark | 13.0% | 29.1% | 24.8% | 55% below the state |
Compared with California, Lake County is lower on garbage-truck share, winter months (nov–mar) and after dark. It runs above California on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash.
The headline for Lake County: 7.8 people killed per 100 truck crashes (California: 3.6).
Overview
Since 2015, 275 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Lake County. They injured 140 people and killed 21.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 15 days.
Middletown had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Lake County numbers.
When crashes happen
The worst month is June with 13.8% of truck crashes; the quietest is February at 6.2%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 36.4% of truck crashes, against 40.2% across California.
The busiest hour is 12–1 pm, with 11.6% of truck crashes.
1.5% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.9% across California.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Middletown since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-29 (2) and SR-175 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 3 of the truck crashes here, or 1.1%, compared with 1.6% in California.
Route planning tips for Middletown fleets
- Review driver schedules for June, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Icy and snowy roads show up in 1.5% of truck crashes here, more than California; schedule winter 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 Lake County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-29 | 2 |
| SR-175 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Lake County) |
|---|---|
| SR-20 | 5 |
| SR-29 | 4 |
| Rt20/Irvine Ave | 3 |
| Rt 53 / 68 Ft S Of 40Th Av | 2 |
| Rt20/ High Valley Rd | 2 |
| Rt20/.2Mi W Of Witter Springs Rd | 2 |
| Rt20/.3M W Colusa County Line | 2 |
| Rt20/.8M E Blue Lakes Rd | 2 |
Middletown at a glance
| Land area | 1.8 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 95461) | $78,667 |
| Median home value (ZIP 95461) | $382,698 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Lake 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 | — | — | 1.4 |
| 2000s | 16 | — | 1.4 |
| 2010s | 18 | +13% | 1.1 |
| 2020s | 27 | +52% | 2.2 |
From the 2000s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 16 to 27. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.8 a year in 2016–19 and 2.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Middletown
How common are truck crashes in Middletown?
Since 2015, 275 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Lake County (140 injured, 21 killed).
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Middletown?
June has the most truck crashes in Lake County, 13.8% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Middletown?
Garbage trucks were involved in 3 reported crashes in Lake County since 2015 (1.1% of truck crashes).
What is the truck crash rate in Middletown compared with California?
The yearly rate is 36.1 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Lake County, vs 33.2 for California.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Middletown?
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.