Sun, LA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Sun: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Sun and St. Tammany Parish, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use St. Tammany Parish numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
7.1 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 3.3 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How St. Tammany Parish compares with Louisiana
St. Tammany Parish against Louisiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where St. Tammany Parish stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | St. Tammany Parish | Louisiana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 64.7 | 81.5 | 49.7 | 21% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.1× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.59 | 0.77 | 0.49 | 23% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.3% | same |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.6% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 25% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 23.1% | 23.6% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 8.9% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 15% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 39.7% | 40.3% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 24.0% | 23.9% | 24.8% | same |
Compared with Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish is lower on crashes per 100k residents / yr, injuries per crash and on snow, slush or ice. It runs above Louisiana on deaths per 100 crashes.
What stands out in St. Tammany Parish: May more garbage-truck crashes happen in May than in any other month (13%).
Overview
Since 2015, 2,107 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in St. Tammany Parish. They injured 1,235 people and killed 68.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 2 days.
Sun had 2 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use St. Tammany Parish numbers.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in August (9.6% of the year) and are lowest in April (7.1%).
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 39.7% of truck crashes, vs 40.3% for Louisiana.
The busiest hour is 1–2 pm, with 7.7% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 0.6% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Louisiana: 0.8%).
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Sun happened on SR-16 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 46 of the truck crashes here, or 2.2%, compared with 2.2% in Louisiana.
Their busiest month is May, with 13% of garbage-truck crashes.
They recorded 7.1 deaths per 100 crashes, against 3.3 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Sun fleets
- Build extra time into August routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- For residential and commercial waste routes, look again at May schedules: garbage-truck crashes peak then.
- 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 St. Tammany Parish
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-16 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (St. Tammany Parish) |
|---|---|
| I-12 | 795 |
| I-10 | 280 |
| US-190 | 227 |
| I-59 | 114 |
| La-21 | 57 |
| La-59 | 43 |
| US-11 | 35 |
| La-25 | 33 |
Sun at a glance
| Population | 399 |
| Land area | 4.3 sq mi |
| Density | 93 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 70463) | $25,625 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in St. Tammany 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 | 56 | — | 4.4 |
| 2000s | 129 | +130% | 4.8 |
| 2010s | 157 | +22% | 3.8 |
| 2020s | 182 | +16% | 7.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 56 to 182. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal large-truck crashes: 3.5 a year in 2016–19, 7.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Sun
How many truck accidents are there in Sun?
2,107 truck crashes have been reported in St. Tammany Parish since 2015, with 68 deaths and 1,235 injuries.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Sun?
The worst month is August: 9.6% of truck crashes in St. Tammany Parish happen then.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Sun?
46 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in St. Tammany Parish since 2015, 2.2% of all truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Sun compared with Louisiana?
St. Tammany Parish records 64.7 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 81.5 across Louisiana.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Sun?
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.