Ree Heights, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Ree Heights: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Ree Heights 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 the month with the most truck crashes: 23.8% of the year's total.
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.
Ree Heights 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
October has the most truck crashes, 23.8% of the yearly total, while March has the fewest (0.0%).
The busiest hour is 11 am–12 pm, with 14.3% of truck crashes.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Ree Heights since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Hand County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Ree Heights fleets
- Build extra time into October routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 |
Ree Heights at a glance
| Population | 55 |
| Land area | 0.3 sq mi |
| Density | 186 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 |
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. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Ree Heights
How many truck accidents are there in Ree Heights?
Since 2015, 21 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Hand County (8 injured, 2 killed).
When do most truck crashes happen in Ree Heights?
The worst month is October: 23.8% of truck crashes in Hand County happen then.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Ree Heights?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Hand County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Ree Heights?
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.