La Plant, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in La Plant: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in La Plant 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
Dewey County at a glance: 12 truck crashes reported in Dewey County since 2015.
Overview
Dewey County has recorded 12 truck crashes since 2015, with 3 people injured and 3 killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 335 days in fully reported years.
With 0 truck crashes reported in La Plant since 2015, this page uses Dewey County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
Dewey County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of La Plant 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 La Plant fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 |
La Plant at a glance
| Land area | 9.4 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57652) | $19,327 |
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 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 1 to 1. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about La Plant
How common are truck crashes in La Plant?
Dewey County has had 12 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 3 people and killing 3.
Are garbage truck crashes common in La Plant?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Dewey County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in La Plant?
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.