Drew, MS truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Drew: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Drew and Sunflower County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Sunflower County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
4 of 127 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Sunflower County compares with Mississippi
Sunflower County against Mississippi and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Sunflower County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Sunflower County | Mississippi | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 48.2 | 65.0 | 49.7 | 26% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 5.7 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 1.1× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 1.2× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 3.3% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 2.0× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.8% | 1.7% | 6.2% | 52% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 20.5% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 14% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 9.8% | 12.5% | 13.8% | 21% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 30.3% | 40.8% | 41.9% | 26% below the state |
| After dark | 25.4% | 24.0% | 24.8% | same |
Sunflower County sits below Mississippi on crashes per 100k residents / yr, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am). Where it is higher: deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share.
Sunflower County at a glance: 1 in 30 crashes involve a garbage truck (4 since 2015), vs 1.6% across Mississippi.
Overview
Since 2015, 127 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Sunflower County. They injured 82 people and killed 7.
That averages about one truck crash every 33 days in fully reported years.
Only 1 truck crash was reported in Drew since 2015; patterns below come from Sunflower County as a whole.
27% of truck crash reports in Sunflower County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in May (14.2% of the year) and are lowest in February (3.9%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 30.3% of truck crashes, against 40.8% across Mississippi.
The busiest hour is 7–8 am, with 11.0% of truck crashes.
0.8% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 1.7% across Mississippi.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Drew since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-8 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
4 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 3.1% share (Mississippi: 1.6%).
Route planning tips for Drew fleets
- Review driver schedules for May, the month with the most 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 Sunflower County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-8 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Sunflower County) |
|---|---|
| SR-82 | 6 |
| US-82 | 5 |
| Hwy 82 East | 3 |
| Hwy 82 West | 3 |
| SR-49 | 2 |
| US-49W | 2 |
| Airport Rd | 1 |
| Allen Road | 1 |
Drew at a glance
| Population | 1,678 |
| Land area | 1.1 sq mi |
| Density | 1,496 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 38737) | $28,343 |
| Median home value (ZIP 38737) | $77,022 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Sunflower 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 | 14 | — | 1.2 |
| 2000s | 10 | -29% | 0.7 |
| 2010s | 12 | +26% | 0.8 |
| 2020s | 10 | -16% | 0.8 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 14 to 10. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Drew
How many truck accidents are there in Drew?
127 truck crashes have been reported in Sunflower County since 2015, with 7 deaths and 82 injuries.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Drew?
Truck crashes in Sunflower County peak in May, with 14.2% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Drew?
4 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Sunflower County since 2015, 3.1% of all truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Drew compare with Mississippi?
The yearly rate is 48.2 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Sunflower County, vs 65.0 for Mississippi.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Drew?
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.