Luce, IN truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Luce: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Luce and Spencer County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Spencer County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
5 of 191 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Spencer County compares with Indiana
Spencer County against Indiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Spencer County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Spencer County | Indiana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 80.6 | 80.8 | 49.7 | same |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 7.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.5× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.8% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 1.2× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 6.2% | 10.6% | 6.2% | 42% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 22.4% | 22.4% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 13.4% | 17.4% | 13.8% | 23% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 44.7% | 42.7% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 34.1% | 32.0% | 24.8% | same |
Spencer County has lower values than Indiana for on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow. It runs above Indiana on deaths per 100 crashes and garbage-truck share.
Spencer County at a glance: 7.3 deaths per 100 truck crashes, vs 2.9 in Indiana.
Overview
Since 2015, 191 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Spencer County. They injured 64 people and killed 13.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 22 days.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Luce since 2015, this page uses Spencer County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
The worst month is February with 12.6% of truck crashes; the quietest is December at 5.2%.
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 44.7% of truck crashes, vs 42.7% for Indiana.
The busiest hour is 2–3 pm, with 8.4% of truck crashes.
6.2% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 10.6% across Indiana.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Luce happened on CR-200N (1), SR-61 (1), SR-66 (1) and US-231N (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 5 of the truck crashes here, or 2.6%, compared with 2.4% in Indiana.
Route planning tips for Luce fleets
- Build extra time into February routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Spencer County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| CR-200N | 1 |
| SR-61 | 1 |
| SR-66 | 1 |
| US-231N | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Spencer County) |
|---|---|
| US-231 | 18 |
| I-64 | 18 |
| SR-66 | 16 |
| US-231N | 12 |
| SR-66E | 11 |
| I-64W | 11 |
| I-64E | 8 |
| SR-66W | 7 |
Luce at a glance
| Population | 2,451 |
| Land area | 53.1 sq mi |
| Density | 46 per sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Spencer 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 | 5 | — | 0.6 |
| 2000s | 18 | +260% | 0.7 |
| 2010s | 17 | -1% | 1.2 |
| 2020s | 16 | -6% | 1.0 |
In the 1990s about 5 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 16. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.8 a year in 2016–19 and 1.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Luce
How many truck accidents are there in Luce?
Since 2015, 191 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Spencer County (64 injured, 13 killed).
Which month has the most truck crashes in Luce?
February has the most truck crashes in Spencer County, 12.6% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Luce?
Garbage trucks were involved in 5 reported crashes in Spencer County since 2015 (2.6% of truck crashes).
What is the truck crash rate in Luce compared with Indiana?
Spencer County records 80.6 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 80.8 across Indiana.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Luce?
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.