Cary, MS truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Cary: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Cary and Sharkey County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Sharkey County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 13 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
The headline for Sharkey County: 13 reported truck crashes in Sharkey County since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 13 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Sharkey County. They injured 13 people and killed 0.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 309 days.
Cary had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Sharkey County numbers.
31% of truck crash reports in Sharkey County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Sharkey County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Cary since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Sharkey County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Cary fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Sharkey County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Cary at a glance
| Population | 225 |
| Land area | 0.7 sq mi |
| Density | 318 per sq mi |
Historical data: truck crashes in Sharkey 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 | 2 | — | 0.4 |
| 2000s | 2 | -16% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 1 | -30% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 1 | -29% | 0.2 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.0 a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Cary
How common are truck crashes in Cary?
Since 2015, 13 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Sharkey County (13 injured, 0 killed).
Are garbage truck crashes common in Cary?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Sharkey County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Cary?
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.