Lee County, KY truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes in Lee County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.

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17
truck crashes since 2015
9
people injured
0
deaths
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
0
fatal truck crashes in the county, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

No fatal crashes involving a large truck were recorded in Lee County since 2015.
Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

0 out of 100
Low truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Lee County, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr21.1
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)59%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
Kentucky average
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Key findings

#117 of 120
among 120 counties in Kentucky for truck crashes per year
17
truck crashes on record for Lee County since 2015
0
deadly crashes involving a large truck in Lee County since 2015
0
garbage-truck crashes reported in Lee County since 2015

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 17 crashes.
0 of 17 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.

Lee County at a glance: #117 of 120 among 120 counties in Kentucky for truck crashes per year.

Overview

Lee County has recorded 17 truck crashes since 2015, with 9 people injured and 0 killed.

Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 236 days.

When crashes happen

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

Where crashes happen

Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded in Lee County.

Garbage & waste trucks

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

Route planning tips for Lee County fleets

  • 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

2005: 2 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 1 truck crash2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 4 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 3 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 2 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 2 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 2 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 1 truck crash2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 3 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 1 truck crash2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 2 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 2 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 1 truck crash2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 0 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 2 truck crashes2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 2 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 4 truck crashes2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 2 truck crashes2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 1 truck crash2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 1 truck crash2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 0 truck crashes2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Lee County

Jan: 0.0% of truck crashesFeb: 5.9% of truck crashesMar: 23.5% of truck crashesApr: 0.0% of truck crashesMay: 0.0% of truck crashesJun: 11.8% of truck crashesJul: 5.9% of truck crashesAug: 11.8% of truck crashesSep: 11.8% of truck crashesOct: 0.0% of truck crashesNov: 17.6% of truck crashesDec: 11.8% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded in Lee County since 2015.

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Lee County)
Ky00527
Ky00113
Cr1244 Oadway Name1
Cs1025 Lumber St1
Ky 00521
Ky03991
Ky04981
Ky05871

Lee County at a glance

Population7,313
Land area208.8 sq mi
Density35 per sq mi
Median household income (ZIP average)$39,158

Waste facilities and haulers nearby

Waste haulers in Lee County

Historical data: truck crashes in Lee 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).

1994: 1 reported truck crash1995: 2 reported truck crashes1996: 1 reported truck crash1997: 1 reported truck crash1998: 5 reported truck crashes2001: 1 reported truck crash2003: 1 reported truck crash2005: 2 reported truck crashes2006: 1 reported truck crash2007: 4 reported truck crashes2008: 3 reported truck crashes2009: 2 reported truck crashes2010: 2 reported truck crashes2011: 2 reported truck crashes2012: 1 reported truck crash2013: 3 reported truck crashes2014: 1 reported truck crash2015: 2 reported truck crashes2016: 2 reported truck crashes2017: 1 reported truck crash2019: 2 reported truck crashes2020: 2 reported truck crashes2021: 4 reported truck crashes2022: 2 reported truck crashes2023: 1 reported truck crash2024: 1 reported truck crash 1982: 0 fatal truck crashes1983: 0 fatal truck crashes1984: 0 fatal truck crashes1985: 0 fatal truck crashes1986: 0 fatal truck crashes1987: 0 fatal truck crashes1988: 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: 1 fatal truck crash1996: 0 fatal truck crashes1997: 0 fatal truck crashes1998: 0 fatal truck crashes1999: 0 fatal truck crashes2000: 0 fatal truck crashes2001: 0 fatal truck crashes2002: 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: 0 fatal truck crashes2011: 0 fatal truck crashes2012: 1 fatal truck crash2013: 0 fatal truck crashes2014: 0 fatal truck crashes2015: 0 fatal truck crashes2016: 0 fatal truck crashes2017: 0 fatal truck crashes2018: 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 Lee County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Lee County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s2—0.1
2000s1-16%0.1
2010s2+14%0.1
2020s2+4%0.0

From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 2. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported.

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Cities, towns & communities in Lee County

Beattyville

ZIP codes in Lee County

4131141397

Nearby counties

Owsley CountyEstill CountyPowell CountyWolfe CountyJackson CountyBreathitt CountyMenifee CountyClay CountyMontgomery CountyMadison CountyKentucky

Questions fleets ask about Lee County

How many truck accidents are there in Lee County?

17 truck crashes have been reported in Lee County since 2015, with 0 deaths and 9 injuries.

Are garbage truck crashes common in Lee County?

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

What is the best way to plan truck routes in Lee County?

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.