Sparrow Bush, NY truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Sparrow Bush: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Sparrow Bush and Orange County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Orange County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
4.1 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 2.0 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Orange County compares with New York State
Orange County against New York State and the US, 2015–2022 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Orange County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2022) | Orange County | New York State | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 65.2 | 28.0 | 49.7 | 2.3× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | same |
| Injuries per crash | 0.56 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 23% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 3.5% | 3.6% | 2.3% | same |
| On snow, slush or ice | 5.9% | 9.4% | 6.2% | 37% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 24.0% | 25.1% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 15.1% | 17.9% | 13.8% | 16% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 39.9% | 41.8% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 21.4% | 22.1% | 24.8% | same |
Orange County sits below New York on injuries per crash, on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow. It stands out for higher crashes per 100k residents / yr.
What stands out in Orange County: January is the peak month for garbage-truck crashes: 13% of them.
Overview
Police reported 2,371 crashes involving commercial trucks in Orange County since 2015: 1,372 people were injured and 48 were killed.
That averages about 1 truck crash a day in fully reported years.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Sparrow Bush since 2015; patterns below come from Orange County as a whole.
96% of truck crash reports in Orange County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
The worst month is June with 9.3% of truck crashes; the quietest is November at 7.0%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 39.9% of truck crashes, against 41.8% across New York.
More truck crashes happen at 1–2 pm than at any other hour (7.9%).
Road surface: 5.9% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (New York: 9.4%).
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Sparrow Bush happened on I-84 (2), US-6 (2), CR-32 (1), CR-519 (1) and SR-42 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
82 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 3.5% share (New York: 3.6%).
Garbage-truck crashes peak in January (13% of them).
Per 100 crashes, garbage trucks recorded 4.1 deaths compared with 2.0 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Sparrow Bush fleets
- Review driver schedules for June, the month with the most truck crashes.
- For residential and commercial waste routes, look again at January schedules: garbage-truck crashes peak then.
- 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.
Crash reporting for 2023, 2024 and 2025 is incomplete; those years are shown in grey and not used for rates.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Orange County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-84 | 2 |
| US-6 | 2 |
| CR-32 | 1 |
| CR-519 | 1 |
| SR-42 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Orange County) |
|---|---|
| I-87 | 7 |
| I-84 | 7 |
| SR-17 | 6 |
| Ackerman Rd | 1 |
| Cross Road | 1 |
| Exit 16 Sr 17 E To I 87 | 1 |
| Exit 39 I 84 Eb To Us Rte 9W | 1 |
| SR-17A | 1 |
Sparrow Bush at a glance
| Land area | 2.8 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 12780) | $74,468 |
| Median home value (ZIP 12780) | $213,088 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Orange 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 | 118 | — | 3.7 |
| 2000s | 163 | +38% | 5.3 |
| 2010s | 248 | +52% | 3.9 |
| 2020s | 246 | -1% | 5.2 |
In the 1990s about 118 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 246. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal large-truck crashes: 3.8 a year in 2016–19, 5.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Sparrow Bush
How common are truck crashes in Sparrow Bush?
Since 2015, 2,371 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Orange County (1,372 injured, 48 killed).
When do most truck crashes happen in Sparrow Bush?
June has the most truck crashes in Orange County, 9.3% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Sparrow Bush?
82 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Orange County since 2015, 3.5% of all truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Sparrow Bush compare with New York?
Per 100,000 residents, Orange County has 65.2 truck crashes a year; New York has 28.0.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Sparrow Bush?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
Crash reporting to FMCSA was incomplete in 2023, 2024 and 2025; those years are greyed out and left out of rates. 2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.