Sugartown, LA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Sugartown: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Sugartown and Beauregard Parish, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Beauregard Parish numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
8 of 349 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Beauregard Parish compares with Louisiana
Beauregard Parish against Louisiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Beauregard Parish stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Beauregard Parish | Louisiana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 81.5 | 81.5 | 49.7 | same |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 5.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.7× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 17% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.0% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 100% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 24.9% | 23.6% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 5.2% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 51% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 43.8% | 40.3% | 41.9% | 1.1× the state |
| After dark | 17.3% | 23.9% | 24.8% | 27% below the state |
Compared with Louisiana, Beauregard Parish is lower on garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow. It stands out for higher deaths per 100 crashes and winter months (nov–mar).
The headline for Beauregard Parish: 0.0% of truck crashes happened on snow, slush or ice, vs 0.8% in Louisiana.
Overview
Since 2015, 349 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Beauregard Parish. They injured 268 people and killed 17.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 12 days.
Sugartown had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Beauregard Parish numbers.
When crashes happen
The worst month is March with 11.5% of truck crashes; the quietest is September at 5.7%.
November through March accounts for 43.8% of truck crashes here, compared with 40.3% in Louisiana.
The busiest hour is 10–11 am, with 9.2% of truck crashes.
0.0% 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 Sugartown is SR-112, with 3 fatal large-truck crashes since 2015. Next come SR-10 (1), SR-26 (1) and SR-399 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 8 crashes, 2.3% of the total, against 2.2% across Louisiana.
Route planning tips for Sugartown fleets
- Build extra time into March routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Look at alternatives to SR-112 at busy times: it leads this area in fatal truck crashes.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Beauregard Parish
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-112 | 3 |
| SR-10 | 1 |
| SR-26 | 1 |
| SR-399 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Beauregard Parish) |
|---|---|
| US-171 | 112 |
| US-190 | 70 |
| La-27 | 27 |
| La-112 | 23 |
| La-110 | 15 |
| La-26 | 12 |
| La-12 | 12 |
| La-109 | 12 |
Sugartown at a glance
| Land area | 2.0 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 70662) | $95,769 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Beauregard 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 | 18 | — | 2.1 |
| 2000s | 21 | +18% | 1.1 |
| 2010s | 30 | +41% | 1.2 |
| 2020s | 31 | +4% | 1.2 |
In the 1990s about 18 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 31. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 2.0 a year in 2016–19 and 1.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Sugartown
How many truck crashes happen in Sugartown?
349 truck crashes have been reported in Beauregard Parish since 2015, with 17 deaths and 268 injuries.
What is the most dangerous road for trucks in Sugartown?
NHTSA data shows SR-112 with 3 fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Sugartown since 2015, the highest of any road.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Sugartown?
Truck crashes in Beauregard Parish peak in March, with 11.5% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Sugartown?
Garbage trucks were involved in 8 reported crashes in Beauregard Parish since 2015 (2.3% of truck crashes).
What is the truck crash rate in Sugartown compared with Louisiana?
Per 100,000 residents, Beauregard Parish has 81.5 truck crashes a year; Louisiana has 81.5.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Sugartown?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.