Cedar, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Cedar: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Cedar and Hand County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Hand County numbers.
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
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
Hand County at a glance: October worst month: 23.8% of truck crashes, vs 8.3% in an average month.
Overview
Police reported 21 crashes involving commercial trucks in Hand County since 2015: 8 people were injured and 2 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 211 days in fully reported years.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Cedar since 2015, this page uses Hand County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
The worst month is October with 23.8% of truck crashes; the quietest is March at 0.0%.
More truck crashes happen at 11 am–12 pm than at any other hour (14.3%).
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Cedar.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Hand County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Cedar fleets
- Plan October schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Hand County.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
Sources: the FMCSA crash file for all reported truck crashes and NHTSA FARS for fatal crashes with a large truck. Every statement here comes straight from those numbers.
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
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 (Hand County) |
|---|---|
| US-14 | 10 |
| Ave | 5 |
| Sd Hwy 45 | 3 |
| North Broadway Avenue | 1 |
| Sd Hwy 26 | 1 |
Cedar at a glance
| Population | 31 |
| Land area | 34.2 sq mi |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57371) | $74,196 |
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. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Cedar
How many truck accidents are there in Cedar?
21 truck crashes have been reported in Hand County since 2015, with 2 deaths and 8 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Cedar?
The worst month is October: 23.8% of truck crashes in Hand County happen then.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Cedar?
Since 2015, Hand County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Cedar?
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.