Evening Shade, OK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Evening Shade: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Evening Shade and Cherokee County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Cherokee County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
6 of 159 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Cherokee County compares with Oklahoma
Cherokee County against Oklahoma and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Cherokee County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Cherokee County | Oklahoma | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 27.1 | 79.3 | 49.7 | 66% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 17% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.66 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 1.5× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.8% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 2.0× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 3.5% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 35% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 34.5% | 22.6% | 23.7% | 1.5× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 7.6% | 12.8% | 13.8% | 41% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 31.7% | 40.4% | 41.9% | 22% below the state |
| After dark | 9.7% | 25.4% | 24.8% | 62% below the state |
Compared with Oklahoma, Cherokee County is lower on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and on snow, slush or ice. It runs above Oklahoma on injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and morning rush (6–10 am).
Cherokee County at a glance: 1 in 36 garbage-truck share of crashes is 2.8%, against 1.4% for Oklahoma.
Overview
Cherokee County has recorded 159 truck crashes since 2015, with 103 people injured and 5 killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 28 days in fully reported years.
Evening Shade had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Cherokee County numbers.
When crashes happen
June has the most truck crashes, 12.6% of the yearly total, while January has the fewest (5.0%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 31.7% of truck crashes, against 40.4% across Oklahoma.
More truck crashes happen at 9–10 am than at any other hour (10.7%).
Road surface: 3.5% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Oklahoma: 5.3%).
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Evening Shade happened on SR-10A (1) and SR-82 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 6 of the truck crashes here, or 3.8%, compared with 1.4% in Oklahoma.
Route planning tips for Evening Shade fleets
- Build extra time into June routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Morning starts matter: 34.5% of truck crashes fall between 6 and 10 am, higher than Oklahoma.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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 Cherokee County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-10A | 1 |
| SR-82 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Cherokee County) |
|---|---|
| US-62 | 21 |
| State Highway 82 | 11 |
| SR-82 | 6 |
| State Highway 51 | 6 |
| S Muskogee Ave | 5 |
| State Highway 100 | 5 |
| Ok-51 | 4 |
| Sh-82 | 4 |
Evening Shade at a glance
| Land area | 13.3 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 74427) | $50,089 |
| Median home value (ZIP 74427) | $126,466 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Cherokee 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 | 7 | — | 0.3 |
| 2000s | 8 | +19% | 0.5 |
| 2010s | 12 | +45% | 0.6 |
| 2020s | 15 | +28% | 0.6 |
In the 1990s about 7 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 15. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.8 a year in 2016–19 and 0.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Evening Shade
How common are truck crashes in Evening Shade?
159 truck crashes have been reported in Cherokee County since 2015, with 5 deaths and 103 injuries.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Evening Shade?
The worst month is June: 12.6% of truck crashes in Cherokee County happen then.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Evening Shade?
6 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Cherokee County since 2015, 3.8% of all truck crashes.
How does Evening Shade compare with Oklahoma for truck crashes?
Per 100,000 residents, Cherokee County has 27.1 truck crashes a year; Oklahoma has 79.3.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Evening Shade?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.