Seneca, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Seneca: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Seneca and Faulk County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Faulk County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 16 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
Faulk County at a glance: 16 truck crashes reported in Faulk County since 2015.
Overview
Faulk County has recorded 16 truck crashes since 2015, with 1 people injured and 0 killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 251 days.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Seneca since 2015, this page uses Faulk County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
Faulk County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Seneca since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Faulk County.
Route planning tips for Seneca fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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 Faulk 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 (Faulk County) |
|---|---|
| US-212 | 8 |
| Ave | 3 |
| Sd Hwy 20 | 3 |
| Sd Hwy 47 | 1 |
Seneca at a glance
| Population | 23 |
| Land area | 0.4 sq mi |
| Density | 55 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57473) | $23,750 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Faulk 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 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 1 | +30% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 2 | +77% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 1 | -49% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Seneca
How many truck accidents are there in Seneca?
16 truck crashes have been reported in Faulk County since 2015, with 0 deaths and 1 injuries.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Seneca?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Faulk County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Seneca?
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.