Eagle Butte, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Eagle Butte: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Eagle Butte and Dewey County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Dewey County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 12 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
What stands out in Dewey County: 12 reported truck crashes in Dewey County since 2015.
Overview
Dewey County has recorded 12 truck crashes since 2015, with 3 people injured and 3 killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 335 days.
Only 1 truck crash was reported in Eagle Butte since 2015; patterns below come from Dewey County as a whole.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Dewey County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Eagle Butte happened on US-212 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Dewey County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Eagle Butte fleets
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
About the data
This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Dewey County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-212 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Dewey County) |
|---|---|
| US-212 | 6 |
| Sd Hwy 20 | 2 |
| Sd Hwy 63 | 2 |
| Ave | 1 |
Eagle Butte at a glance
| Population | 1,270 |
| Land area | 1.4 sq mi |
| Density | 932 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57636) | $112,375 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Dewey 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 | 1 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 1 | +33% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 2 | +88% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 1 | -22% | 0.4 |
In the 1990s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Eagle Butte
How common are truck crashes in Eagle Butte?
Since 2015, 12 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Dewey County (3 injured, 3 killed).
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Eagle Butte?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Dewey County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Eagle Butte?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.