Brewster Heights, NY truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Brewster Heights: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Brewster Heights and Putnam County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Putnam County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
10 of 591 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Putnam County compares with New York State
Putnam 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 Putnam County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2022) | Putnam County | New York State | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 68.1 | 28.0 | 49.7 | 2.4× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 35% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.54 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 26% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.7% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 53% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 6.5% | 9.4% | 6.2% | 31% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 31.2% | 25.1% | 23.7% | 1.2× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 18.8% | 17.9% | 13.8% | same |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 39.4% | 41.8% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 20.0% | 22.1% | 24.8% | 10% below the state |
Putnam County has lower values than New York for deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share. It stands out for higher crashes per 100k residents / yr and morning rush (6–10 am).
What stands out in Putnam County: 1 in 60 of truck crashes here involve garbage trucks: 1.7%, vs 3.6% in New York.
Overview
Since 2015, 591 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Putnam County. They injured 348 people and killed 13.
That averages about one truck crash every 5 days in fully reported years.
Brewster Heights had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Putnam County numbers.
97% of truck crash reports in Putnam County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
The worst month is July with 9.6% of truck crashes; the quietest is January at 6.8%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 39.4% of truck crashes, against 41.8% across New York.
By time of day, 8–9 am stands out with 10.5% of truck crashes.
6.5% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 9.4% across New York.
Where crashes happen
The deadliest road for trucks within 10 miles of Brewster Heights is I-84, with 5 fatal large-truck crashes since 2015. It is followed by US-6 (4), SR-52 (2) and I-684 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
10 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 1.7% share (New York: 3.6%).
Route planning tips for Brewster Heights fleets
- Build extra time into July routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Check whether your routes use I-84, the road with the most fatal truck crashes in this area.
- 31.2% of truck crashes happen between 6 and 10 am, above New York; consider earlier or later starts where possible.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
About the data
Sources: the FMCSA crash file for all reported truck crashes and NHTSA FARS for fatal crashes with a large truck. Every statement here comes straight from those numbers.
Reporting to FMCSA was incomplete in 2023, 2024 and 2025; rates and comparisons skip those years.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Putnam County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-84 | 5 |
| US-6 | 4 |
| SR-52 | 2 |
| I-684 | 1 |
| SR-301 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Putnam County) |
|---|---|
| I-84 | 5 |
| SR-312 | 1 |
Brewster Heights at a glance
| Land area | 0.5 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 10509) | $116,831 |
| Median home value (ZIP 10509) | $458,983 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Putnam 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 | 34 | — | 0.6 |
| 2000s | 50 | +48% | 1.0 |
| 2010s | 62 | +24% | 0.7 |
| 2020s | 54 | -12% | 1.0 |
In the 1990s about 34 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 54. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 1.8 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 1.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Brewster Heights
How many truck crashes happen in Brewster Heights?
591 truck crashes have been reported in Putnam County since 2015, with 13 deaths and 348 injuries.
Which road has the most fatal truck crashes in Brewster Heights?
I-84 had 5 fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Brewster Heights since 2015, more than any other road.
When do most truck crashes happen in Brewster Heights?
The worst month is July: 9.6% of truck crashes in Putnam County happen then.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Brewster Heights?
Garbage trucks were involved in 10 reported crashes in Putnam County since 2015 (1.7% of truck crashes).
How does Brewster Heights compare with New York for truck crashes?
Putnam County records 68.1 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 28.0 across New York.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Brewster Heights?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
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.