Pleasant Valley Township, Hand County, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Pleasant Valley Township, Hand County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Pleasant Valley 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
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
What stands out in Hand County: October 23.8% of truck crashes happen in October, more than any other month.
Overview
Police reported 21 crashes involving commercial trucks in Hand County since 2015: 8 people were injured and 2 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 211 days.
Pleasant Valley Township, Hand County had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Hand County numbers.
When crashes happen
The worst month is October with 23.8% of truck crashes; the quietest is March at 0.0%.
The busiest hour is 11 am–12 pm, with 14.3% of truck crashes.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Pleasant Valley since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Hand County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Pleasant Valley Township, Hand County fleets
- Review driver schedules for October, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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
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 |
Pleasant Valley Township, Hand County at a glance
| Population | 31 |
| Land area | 35.6 sq mi |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
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.
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Questions fleets ask about Pleasant Valley Township, Hand County
How many truck crashes happen in Pleasant Valley Township, Hand County?
Hand County has had 21 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 8 people and killing 2.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Pleasant Valley Township, Hand County?
October has the most truck crashes in Hand County, 23.8% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley Township, 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.