Sorrento, LA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Sorrento: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Sorrento and Ascension Parish, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Ascension Parish numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0.0 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 2.7 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Ascension Parish compares with Louisiana
Ascension Parish against Louisiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Ascension Parish stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Ascension Parish | Louisiana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 72.7 | 81.5 | 49.7 | 11% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 10% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 1.2× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.1% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 88% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 24.7% | 23.6% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 8.1% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 23% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 40.7% | 40.3% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 21.8% | 23.9% | 24.8% | 9% below the state |
Ascension Parish sits below Louisiana on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and on snow, slush or ice. It runs above Louisiana on garbage-truck share.
What stands out in Sorrento: −68% fatal truck crashes within 10 miles of Sorrento per year, 2020–24 vs 2016–19 (1.2 vs 3.8).
Overview
Since 2015, 1,130 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Ascension Parish. They injured 820 people and killed 30.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 4 days.
With 26 truck crashes reported in Sorrento since 2015, this page uses Ascension Parish numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in August (10.6% of the year) and are lowest in December (6.4%).
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 40.7% of truck crashes, vs 40.3% for Louisiana.
By time of day, 12–1 pm stands out with 8.4% of truck crashes.
0.1% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.8% across Louisiana.
Where crashes happen
The deadliest road for trucks within 10 miles of Sorrento is I-10, with 4 fatal large-truck crashes since 2015. Next come SR-3089 (3), US-61 (3) and SR-70 (2).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 30 crashes, 2.7% of the total, against 2.2% across Louisiana.
The most garbage-truck crashes happen in April (17%).
Deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes: 0.0, vs 2.7 for all truck crashes.
Route planning tips for Sorrento fleets
- Build extra time into August routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Check whether your routes use I-10, the road with the most fatal truck crashes in this area.
- Garbage-truck crashes here peak in April; review collection routes for that month.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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 Ascension Parish
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-10 | 4 |
| SR-3089 | 3 |
| US-61 | 3 |
| SR-70 | 2 |
| N Felix St | 1 |
| SR-16 | 1 |
| SR-18 | 1 |
| SR-429 | 1 |
| SR-431 | 1 |
| SR-75 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Ascension Parish) |
|---|---|
| I-10 | 303 |
| US-61 | 120 |
| La-30 | 119 |
| La-44 | 73 |
| La-22 | 69 |
| La-73 | 63 |
| La-70 | 37 |
| La-431 | 35 |
Sorrento at a glance
| Population | 1,589 |
| Land area | 3.6 sq mi |
| Density | 437 per sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Ascension Parish 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 | 24 | — | 1.6 |
| 2000s | 56 | +136% | 2.1 |
| 2010s | 90 | +60% | 2.4 |
| 2020s | 96 | +6% | 1.6 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 24 a year in the 1990s and 96 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal large-truck crashes: 2.8 a year in 2016–19, 1.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Sorrento
How many truck accidents are there in Sorrento?
1,130 truck crashes have been reported in Ascension Parish since 2015, with 30 deaths and 820 injuries.
What is the most dangerous road for trucks in Sorrento?
I-10 had 4 fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Sorrento since 2015, more than any other road.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Sorrento?
Truck crashes in Ascension Parish peak in August, with 10.6% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Sorrento?
Since 2015, Ascension Parish has reported 30 garbage-truck crashes, or 2.7% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Sorrento compared with Louisiana?
Per 100,000 residents, Ascension Parish has 72.7 truck crashes a year; Louisiana has 81.5.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Sorrento?
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.