Pearl Township, Hand County, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Pearl Township, Hand County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Pearl Township, Hand County 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
What stands out in Hand County: 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.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Pearl Township, Hand County since 2015; patterns below come from Hand County as a whole.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in October (23.8% of the year) and are lowest in March (0.0%).
The busiest hour is 11 am–12 pm, with 14.3% of truck crashes.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Pearl since 2015 were spread across roads: US-14 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Hand County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Pearl Township, Hand County fleets
- Review driver schedules for October, the month with the most truck crashes.
- 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 Hand County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Pearl Township, Hand County at a glance
| Population | 9 |
| Land area | 35.4 sq mi |
| Density | 0 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57381) | $79,231 |
| Median home value (ZIP 57381) | $208,066 |
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 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 1. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Pearl Township, Hand County
How many truck accidents are there in Pearl Township, Hand County?
Since 2015, 21 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Hand County (8 injured, 2 killed).
When do most truck crashes happen in Pearl Township, Hand County?
October has the most truck crashes in Hand County, 23.8% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Pearl Township, Hand County?
Since 2015, Hand County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Pearl Township, Hand County?
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.