Mount Auburn, IN truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Mount Auburn: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Mount Auburn and Wayne County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Wayne County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
17 of 1,224 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Wayne County compares with Indiana
Wayne County against Indiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Wayne County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Wayne County | Indiana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 141.7 | 80.8 | 49.7 | 1.8× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 38% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.5% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 38% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 10.1% | 10.6% | 6.2% | same |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 18.9% | 22.4% | 23.7% | 15% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 18.0% | 17.4% | 13.8% | same |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 42.7% | 42.7% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 32.5% | 32.0% | 24.8% | same |
Wayne County sits below Indiana on deaths per 100 crashes, garbage-truck share and morning rush (6–10 am). It runs above Indiana on crashes per 100k residents / yr.
Mount Auburn at a glance: I-70 most fatal truck crashes within 10 miles of Mount Auburn: 3 since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 1,224 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Wayne County. They injured 414 people and killed 21.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 4 days.
Mount Auburn had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Wayne County numbers.
When crashes happen
June has the most truck crashes, 13.3% of the yearly total, while November has the fewest (7.0%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 42.7% of truck crashes, against 42.7% across Indiana.
More truck crashes happen at 12–1 am than at any other hour (7.8%).
Snow, slush or ice was on the road in 10.1% of truck crashes, compared with 10.6% in Indiana.
Where crashes happen
I-70 leads within 10 miles of Mount Auburn with 3 fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015. After it: SR-1 (1) and US-40W (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 17 of the truck crashes here, or 1.4%, compared with 2.4% in Indiana.
Route planning tips for Mount Auburn fleets
- Review driver schedules for June, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Check whether your routes use I-70, the road with the most fatal truck crashes in this area.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Wayne County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-70 | 3 |
| SR-1 | 1 |
| US-40W | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Wayne County) |
|---|---|
| I-70 | 440 |
| I-70E | 126 |
| I-70W | 119 |
| US-35 | 24 |
| US-35N | 18 |
| US-27 | 17 |
| US-27N | 11 |
| East Main | 9 |
Mount Auburn at a glance
| Population | 126 |
| Land area | 0.2 sq mi |
| Density | 663 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 47335) | $43,750 |
| Median home value (ZIP 47335) | $99,365 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Wayne 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 | 34 | — | 3.2 |
| 2000s | 64 | +87% | 1.2 |
| 2010s | 72 | +13% | 1.7 |
| 2020s | 104 | +44% | 1.4 |
In the 1990s about 34 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 104. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.8 a year in 2016–19, 1.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Mount Auburn
How many truck accidents are there in Mount Auburn?
Wayne County has had 1,224 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 414 people and killing 21.
What is the most dangerous road for trucks in Mount Auburn?
I-70 had 3 fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Mount Auburn since 2015, more than any other road.
When do most truck crashes happen in Mount Auburn?
June has the most truck crashes in Wayne County, 13.3% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Mount Auburn?
Garbage trucks were involved in 17 reported crashes in Wayne County since 2015 (1.4% of truck crashes).
How do truck crashes in Mount Auburn compare with Indiana?
Wayne County records 141.7 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 80.8 across Indiana.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Mount Auburn?
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.