Sunny Slopes, CA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Sunny Slopes: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Sunny Slopes and Mono County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Mono County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 226 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Mono County compares with California
Mono County against California and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Mono County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Mono County | California | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 149.8 | 33.2 | 49.7 | 4.5× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 22% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.34 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 23% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.5% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 71% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 24.8% | 0.9% | 6.2% | 26.6× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 17.8% | 23.5% | 23.7% | 24% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 15.9% | 6.5% | 13.8% | 2.4× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 46.3% | 40.2% | 41.9% | 1.1× the state |
| After dark | 44.4% | 29.1% | 24.8% | 1.5× the state |
Mono County has lower values than California for deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share. Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow.
Mono County at a glance: 24.8% on snowy, slushy or icy roads, against 0.9% across California.
Overview
Police reported 226 crashes involving commercial trucks in Mono County since 2015: 76 people were injured and 6 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 19 days in fully reported years.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Sunny Slopes since 2015; patterns below come from Mono County as a whole.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in December (12.4% of the year) and are lowest in March (4.0%).
November through March accounts for 46.3% of truck crashes here, compared with 40.2% in California.
More truck crashes happen at 10–11 am than at any other hour (7.6%).
24.8% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.9% across California.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Sunny Slopes happened on US-395 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
1 crash involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 0.4% share (California: 1.6%).
Route planning tips for Sunny Slopes fleets
- Build extra time into December routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Icy and snowy roads show up in 24.8% 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
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Mono County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-395 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Mono County) |
|---|---|
| US-395 | 6 |
| US-6 | 4 |
| Rt108/3.8M W Silver Creek Rd | 3 |
| Rt182/8.5M N Rt395 | 2 |
| Rt395 Sb/.6M S C/O Below Sand Shed | 2 |
| Rt395 Sb/209Ft N Rock Plant Rd | 2 |
| Rt395/.3M S Conway Ranch Rd | 2 |
| Rt395/.4M N Rt270 | 2 |
Sunny Slopes at a glance
| Land area | 1.9 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 93546) | $105,577 |
| Median home value (ZIP 93546) | $739,813 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Mono 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 | — | — | 0.5 |
| 2000s | 16 | — | 0.6 |
| 2010s | 14 | -11% | 0.4 |
| 2020s | 21 | +46% | 0.4 |
From the 2000s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 16 to 21. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Sunny Slopes
How many truck accidents are there in Sunny Slopes?
Mono County has had 226 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 76 people and killing 6.
When do most truck crashes happen in Sunny Slopes?
Truck crashes in Mono County peak in December, with 12.4% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Sunny Slopes?
Since 2015, Mono County has reported 1 garbage-truck crash, or 0.4% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Sunny Slopes compared with California?
The yearly rate is 149.8 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Mono County, vs 33.2 for California.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Sunny Slopes?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.