Watauga, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Watauga: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Watauga and Corson County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Corson County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 18 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
Corson County at a glance: 18 truck crashes on record for Corson County since 2015.
Overview
Corson County has recorded 18 truck crashes since 2015, with 3 people injured and 0 killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 251 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Watauga since 2015; patterns below come from Corson County as a whole.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Corson County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Watauga since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Corson County.
Route planning tips for Watauga fleets
- 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.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Corson County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Corson County) |
|---|---|
| US-12 | 14 |
| Sd Hwy 1806 | 1 |
| Sd Hwy 63 | 1 |
Watauga at a glance
| Population | 25 |
| Land area | 15.9 sq mi |
| Density | 2 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57660) | $67,292 |
| Median home value (ZIP 57660) | $89,500 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Corson 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 | 2 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 3 | +13% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 3 | +0% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 1 | -63% | 0.2 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.0 a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Watauga
How many truck accidents are there in Watauga?
18 truck crashes have been reported in Corson County since 2015, with 0 deaths and 3 injuries.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Watauga?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Corson County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in Watauga?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.