Leadville North, CO truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Leadville North: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Leadville North 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
0 of 20 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
What stands out in Lake County: January worst month: 20.0% of truck crashes, vs 8.3% in an average month.
Overview
Since 2015, 20 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Lake County. They injured 11 people and killed 1.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 211 days.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Leadville North since 2015, this page uses Lake County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
80% of truck crash reports in Lake County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in January (20.0% of the year) and are lowest in February (0.0%).
More truck crashes happen at 9–10 am than at any other hour (15.0%).
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Leadville North since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-91 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Lake County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Leadville North fleets
- Plan January schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Lake County.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Lake County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-91 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Lake County) |
|---|---|
| Hwy 24 At Mp 192 | 3 |
| Cow Canyon Rd | 1 |
| Cr 318 At Mp 11.5 | 1 |
| Cr 4 At Cr 9D | 1 |
| Hghwy 160 At Mp 90 | 1 |
| Hwy 24 3,326 Feet From Mp 169 | 1 |
| Hwy 24 3,746 Feet E Of Mp 182 | 1 |
| Hwy 24 At Mp 180 | 1 |
Leadville North at a glance
| Land area | 2.4 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 80461) | $95,775 |
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 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 2 | +119% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 2 | +18% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 1 | -33% | 0.2 |
In the 1990s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Leadville North
How many truck accidents are there in Leadville North?
Lake County has had 20 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 11 people and killing 1.
When do most truck crashes happen in Leadville North?
Truck crashes in Lake County peak in January, with 20.0% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Leadville North?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Lake County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in Leadville North?
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.