Sugar Grove, OH truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Sugar Grove: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Sugar Grove and Fairfield County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Fairfield County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
20 of 422 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Fairfield County compares with Ohio
Fairfield County against Ohio and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Fairfield County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Fairfield County | Ohio | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 22.2 | 50.8 | 49.7 | 56% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 23% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 12% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 4.6% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 1.8× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 3.5% | 7.8% | 6.2% | 55% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 22.2% | 21.4% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 12.9% | 18.9% | 13.8% | 32% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 38.1% | 42.3% | 41.9% | 10% below the state |
| After dark | 19.0% | 25.8% | 24.8% | 26% below the state |
Fairfield County has lower values than Ohio for crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash. It runs above Ohio on garbage-truck share.
Fairfield County at a glance: 1 in 22 of truck crashes here involve garbage trucks: 4.6%, vs 2.5% in Ohio.
Overview
Since 2015, 422 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Fairfield County. They injured 204 people and killed 10.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 10 days.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Sugar Grove since 2015, this page uses Fairfield County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
The worst month is September with 10.9% of truck crashes; the quietest is December at 6.4%.
November through March accounts for 38.1% of truck crashes here, compared with 42.3% in Ohio.
More truck crashes happen at 12–1 am than at any other hour (8.5%).
3.5% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 7.8% across Ohio.
Where crashes happen
US-33 leads within 10 miles of Sugar Grove with 6 fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015. It is followed by CR-24 Clearport Rd (1) and US-22 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 20 of the truck crashes here, or 4.7%, compared with 2.5% in Ohio.
Garbage-truck crashes peak in January (25% of them).
Route planning tips for Sugar Grove fleets
- Plan September schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Fairfield County.
- Look at alternatives to US-33 at busy times: it leads this area in fatal 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.
Reporting to FMCSA was incomplete in 2020; rates and comparisons skip those years.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Fairfield County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-33 | 6 |
| CR-24 Clearport Rd | 1 |
| US-22 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Fairfield County) |
|---|---|
| US-33 | 82 |
| Ir 70 | 51 |
| US-22 | 28 |
| SR-37 | 25 |
| SR-188 | 20 |
| SR-256 | 15 |
| SR-159 | 13 |
| Memorial Dr | 9 |
Sugar Grove at a glance
| Population | 408 |
| Land area | 0.3 sq mi |
| Density | 1,329 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 43155) | $90,337 |
| Median home value (ZIP 43155) | $264,591 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Fairfield 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 | 19 | — | 1.1 |
| 2000s | 33 | +70% | 1.1 |
| 2010s | 43 | +31% | 1.0 |
| 2020s | 27 | -37% | 1.2 |
In the 1990s about 19 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 27. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 1.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 1.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Sugar Grove
How many truck accidents are there in Sugar Grove?
422 truck crashes have been reported in Fairfield County since 2015, with 10 deaths and 204 injuries.
Where do fatal truck crashes happen most in Sugar Grove?
NHTSA data shows US-33 with 6 fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Sugar Grove since 2015, the highest of any road.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Sugar Grove?
Truck crashes in Fairfield County peak in September, with 10.9% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Sugar Grove?
Garbage trucks were involved in 20 reported crashes in Fairfield County since 2015 (4.7% of truck crashes).
How do truck crashes in Sugar Grove compare with Ohio?
The yearly rate is 22.2 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Fairfield County, vs 50.8 for Ohio.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Sugar Grove?
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 2020; those years are greyed out and left out of rates. 2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.