Hand County, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Hand County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 21 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
Hand County at a glance: October 23.8% of truck crashes happen in October, more than any other month.
Overview
Hand County has recorded 21 truck crashes since 2015, with 8 people injured and 2 killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 211 days.
When crashes happen
The worst month is October with 23.8% of truck crashes; the quietest is March at 0.0%.
By time of day, 11 am–12 pm stands out with 14.3% of truck crashes.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck in Hand County happened on US-14 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Hand County.
Route planning tips for Hand County fleets
- Build extra time into October routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- 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 Hand County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Hand County) |
|---|---|
| US-14 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Hand County) |
|---|---|
| US-14 | 10 |
| Ave | 5 |
| Sd Hwy 45 | 3 |
| North Broadway Avenue | 1 |
| Sd Hwy 26 | 1 |
Hand County at a glance
| Population | 3,097 |
| Land area | 1,436.6 sq mi |
| Density | 2 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP average) | $69,043 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Hand 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 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 3 | +49% | 0.3 |
| 2010s | 2 | -23% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 1 | -33% | 0.0 |
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. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Cities, towns & communities in Hand County
ZIP codes in Hand County
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Hand County
How many truck crashes happen in Hand County?
Hand County has had 21 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 8 people and killing 2.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Hand County?
The worst month is October: 23.8% of truck crashes in Hand County happen then.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Hand County?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Hand County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in Hand County?
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.