Wawarsing, NY truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Wawarsing: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Wawarsing and Ulster County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Ulster County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
3.6 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 2.1 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Ulster County compares with New York State
Ulster 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 Ulster County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2022) | Ulster County | New York State | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 58.0 | 28.0 | 49.7 | 2.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.4 | same |
| Injuries per crash | 0.47 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 36% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 3.3% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 7% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 9.7% | 9.4% | 6.2% | same |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 23.7% | 25.1% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 15.9% | 17.9% | 13.8% | 11% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 44.3% | 41.8% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 19.8% | 22.1% | 24.8% | 10% below the state |
Ulster County has lower values than New York for injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and in rain, sleet or snow. It stands out for higher crashes per 100k residents / yr.
The headline for Ulster County: +57% reported truck crashes a year in the 2010s vs the 2000s (101 vs 64).
Overview
Police reported 925 crashes involving commercial trucks in Ulster County since 2015: 449 people were injured and 23 were killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 3 days.
Wawarsing had 1 reported truck crash since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Ulster County numbers.
96% of truck crash reports in Ulster County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
December has the most truck crashes, 9.9% of the yearly total, while April has the fewest (6.9%).
November through March accounts for 44.3% of truck crashes here, compared with 41.8% in New York.
More truck crashes happen at 11 am–12 pm than at any other hour (8.5%).
Road surface: 9.7% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (New York: 9.4%).
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Wawarsing since 2015: US-209 (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
31 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 3.4% share (New York: 3.6%).
Their busiest month is April, with 16% of garbage-truck crashes.
They recorded 3.6 deaths per 100 crashes, against 2.1 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Wawarsing fleets
- Build extra time into December routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Waste haulers: April is the peak month for garbage-truck crashes in Ulster County.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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.
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 Ulster County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-209 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Ulster County) |
|---|---|
| I-87 | 7 |
| E Chester St. | 1 |
| SR-9W | 1 |
| State Highway 300 | 1 |
Wawarsing at a glance
| Population | 12,517 |
| Land area | 130.5 sq mi |
| Density | 96 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 12428) | $63,145 |
| Median home value (ZIP 12428) | $238,285 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Ulster 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 | 50 | — | 1.6 |
| 2000s | 64 | +27% | 3.0 |
| 2010s | 101 | +57% | 1.5 |
| 2020s | 97 | -4% | 2.4 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 50 to 97. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 1.0 a year in 2016–19 and 2.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Wawarsing
How common are truck crashes in Wawarsing?
925 truck crashes have been reported in Ulster County since 2015, with 23 deaths and 449 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Wawarsing?
December has the most truck crashes in Ulster County, 9.9% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Wawarsing?
Since 2015, Ulster County has reported 31 garbage-truck crashes, or 3.4% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Wawarsing compared with New York?
Per 100,000 residents, Ulster County has 58.0 truck crashes a year; New York has 28.0.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Wawarsing?
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.