Newport, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Newport: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Newport and Marshall County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Marshall County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 12 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
Marshall County at a glance: 12 truck crashes reported in Marshall County since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 12 crashes involving commercial trucks in Marshall County since 2015: 0 people were injured and 1 were killed.
Newport had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Marshall County numbers.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Marshall County has on record.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Newport happened on 420th Ave (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Marshall County.
Route planning tips for Newport fleets
- 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 Marshall County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| 420th Ave | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Marshall County) |
|---|---|
| Ave | 2 |
| Sd Hwy 10 | 2 |
| Sd Hwy 25 | 1 |
Newport at a glance
| Population | 63 |
| Land area | 35.0 sq mi |
| Density | 2 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57432) | $112,765 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Marshall 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 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 1 | -56% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 1 | +20% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 1 | -31% | 0.2 |
In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.0 a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Newport
How common are truck crashes in Newport?
12 truck crashes have been reported in Marshall County since 2015, with 1 deaths and 0 injuries.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Newport?
Since 2015, Marshall County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Newport?
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.