Elizabethtown, IL truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes in Elizabethtown: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Elizabethtown and Hardin County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Hardin County numbers.

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2
truck crashes reported in Elizabethtown since 2015
11
truck crashes in Hardin County since 2015
1
deaths in Hardin County
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
1
fatal truck crashes within 10 mi, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters dashed = 10 mi radius 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

0 out of 100
Low truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Hardin County, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr28.2
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)27%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
Illinois average
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Key findings

11
truck crashes on record for Hardin County since 2015
1
fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Elizabethtown since 2015
0
reported garbage-truck crashes in Hardin County since 2015
Hardin County
too few crashes for patterns here, so this report uses Hardin County numbers

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 11 crashes.
0 of 11 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

SR-341

Hardin County at a glance: 11 truck crashes on record for Hardin County since 2015.

Overview

Hardin County has recorded 11 truck crashes since 2015, with 10 people injured and 1 killed.

In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 365 days.

With 2 truck crashes reported in Elizabethtown since 2015, this page uses Hardin County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.

When crashes happen

Monthly patterns need more crashes than Hardin County has on record.

Where crashes happen

Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Elizabethtown since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-34 (1).

Garbage & waste trucks

FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Hardin County since 2015.

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About the data

This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.

Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks

2005: 2 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 2 truck crashes2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 3 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 4 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 2 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 10 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 5 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 1 truck crash2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 6 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 6 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 4 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 0 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 2 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 0 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 1 truck crash2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 1 truck crash2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 1 truck crash2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 1 truck crash2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 0 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 0 truck crashes2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 1 truck crash2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Hardin County

Jan: 0.0% of truck crashesFeb: 9.1% of truck crashesMar: 0.0% of truck crashesApr: 0.0% of truck crashesMay: 0.0% of truck crashesJun: 18.2% of truck crashesJul: 9.1% of truck crashesAug: 18.2% of truck crashesSep: 18.2% of truck crashesOct: 9.1% of truck crashesNov: 9.1% of truck crashesDec: 9.1% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

RoadFatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles)
SR-341

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Hardin County)
Il Hwy 1461
Illinois Hwy 341
Mahoning Rd1
Market St1
SR-341

Elizabethtown at a glance

Population223
Land area0.7 sq mi
Density316 per sq mi
Median household income (ZIP 62982)$43,750
Median home value (ZIP 62982)$64,030

Historical data: truck crashes in Hardin 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).

1993: 7 reported truck crashes1994: 1 reported truck crash1995: 1 reported truck crash1996: 1 reported truck crash1997: 1 reported truck crash1999: 2 reported truck crashes2000: 2 reported truck crashes2001: 1 reported truck crash2002: 1 reported truck crash2005: 2 reported truck crashes2006: 2 reported truck crashes2007: 3 reported truck crashes2008: 4 reported truck crashes2009: 2 reported truck crashes2010: 10 reported truck crashes2011: 5 reported truck crashes2012: 1 reported truck crash2013: 6 reported truck crashes2014: 6 reported truck crashes2015: 4 reported truck crashes2017: 2 reported truck crashes2019: 1 reported truck crash2020: 1 reported truck crash2021: 1 reported truck crash2022: 1 reported truck crash2025: 1 reported truck crash 1982: 0 fatal truck crashes1983: 1 fatal truck crash1984: 0 fatal truck crashes1985: 1 fatal truck crash1986: 0 fatal truck crashes1987: 1 fatal truck crash1988: 0 fatal truck crashes1989: 0 fatal truck crashes1990: 0 fatal truck crashes1991: 0 fatal truck crashes1992: 0 fatal truck crashes1993: 0 fatal truck crashes1994: 0 fatal truck crashes1995: 0 fatal truck crashes1996: 0 fatal truck crashes1997: 0 fatal truck crashes1998: 0 fatal truck crashes1999: 0 fatal truck crashes2000: 0 fatal truck crashes2001: 1 fatal truck crash2002: 0 fatal truck crashes2003: 0 fatal truck crashes2004: 0 fatal truck crashes2005: 0 fatal truck crashes2006: 0 fatal truck crashes2007: 1 fatal truck crash2008: 0 fatal truck crashes2009: 0 fatal truck crashes2010: 1 fatal truck crash2011: 0 fatal truck crashes2012: 0 fatal truck crashes2013: 0 fatal truck crashes2014: 0 fatal truck crashes2015: 0 fatal truck crashes2016: 0 fatal truck crashes2017: 1 fatal truck crash2018: 0 fatal truck crashes2019: 0 fatal truck crashes2020: 0 fatal truck crashes2021: 0 fatal truck crashes2022: 0 fatal truck crashes2023: 0 fatal truck crashes2024: 0 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Hardin County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Hardin County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s2—0.0
2000s2-8%0.2
2010s4+106%0.2
2020s1-81%0.0

In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes 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 0.0 a year in 2020–24.

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Nearby places

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Questions fleets ask about Elizabethtown

How many truck crashes happen in Elizabethtown?

Hardin County has had 11 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 10 people and killing 1.

How many garbage truck accidents happen in Elizabethtown?

Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Hardin County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.