Bad Nation, SD truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes in Bad Nation: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Bad Nation and Mellette County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Mellette County numbers.

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0
truck crashes reported in Bad Nation since 2015
15
truck crashes in Mellette County since 2015
2
deaths in Mellette County
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
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fatal truck crashes within 10 mi, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

No fatal crashes involving a large truck were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters dashed = 10 mi radius 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

0 out of 100
Low truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Mellette County, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr64.4
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)31%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
South Dakota average
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Key findings

15
truck crashes on record for Mellette County since 2015
0
fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Bad Nation since 2015
0
garbage-truck crashes reported in Mellette County since 2015
Mellette County
not enough local crashes for patterns; see Mellette County figures below

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 15 crashes.
0 of 15 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.

What stands out in Mellette County: 15 truck crashes on record for Mellette County since 2015.

Overview

Mellette County has recorded 15 truck crashes since 2015, with 1 people injured and 2 killed.

In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 309 days.

Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Bad Nation since 2015; patterns below come from Mellette County as a whole.

When crashes happen

There are too few truck crashes in Mellette County to show a reliable monthly pattern.

Where crashes happen

Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Bad Nation.

Garbage & waste trucks

FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Mellette County since 2015.

Route planning tips for Bad Nation fleets

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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

2005: 1 truck crash2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 2 truck crashes2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 0 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 1 truck crash2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 1 truck crash2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 0 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 1 truck crash2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 1 truck crash2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 1 truck crash2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 1 truck crash2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 2 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 0 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 1 truck crash2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 0 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 1 truck crash2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 1 truck crash2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 0 truck crashes2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 2 truck crashes2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 0 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 2 truck crashes2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 4 truck crashes2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 2 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Mellette County

Jan: 6.7% of truck crashesFeb: 6.7% of truck crashesMar: 0.0% of truck crashesApr: 0.0% of truck crashesMay: 13.3% of truck crashesJun: 6.7% of truck crashesJul: 0.0% of truck crashesAug: 20.0% of truck crashesSep: 20.0% of truck crashesOct: 13.3% of truck crashesNov: 13.3% of truck crashesDec: 0.0% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

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

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Mellette County)
US-838
Sd Hwy 445
Ave1
Sd Hwy 531

Bad Nation at a glance

Population30
Land area72.1 sq mi
Density0 per sq mi

Historical data: truck crashes in Mellette 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).

1999: 2 reported truck crashes2000: 1 reported truck crash2001: 2 reported truck crashes2005: 1 reported truck crash2006: 2 reported truck crashes2008: 1 reported truck crash2009: 1 reported truck crash2011: 1 reported truck crash2012: 1 reported truck crash2013: 1 reported truck crash2014: 1 reported truck crash2015: 2 reported truck crashes2017: 1 reported truck crash2019: 1 reported truck crash2020: 1 reported truck crash2022: 2 reported truck crashes2024: 2 reported truck crashes2025: 4 reported truck crashes 1982: 0 fatal truck crashes1983: 0 fatal truck crashes1984: 0 fatal truck crashes1985: 0 fatal truck crashes1986: 0 fatal truck crashes1987: 0 fatal truck crashes1988: 0 fatal truck crashes1989: 1 fatal truck crash1990: 0 fatal truck crashes1991: 0 fatal truck crashes1992: 0 fatal truck crashes1993: 1 fatal truck crash1994: 0 fatal truck crashes1995: 0 fatal truck crashes1996: 0 fatal truck crashes1997: 0 fatal truck crashes1998: 0 fatal truck crashes1999: 1 fatal truck crash2000: 0 fatal truck crashes2001: 0 fatal truck crashes2002: 0 fatal truck crashes2003: 1 fatal truck crash2004: 0 fatal truck crashes2005: 0 fatal truck crashes2006: 0 fatal truck crashes2007: 0 fatal truck crashes2008: 1 fatal truck crash2009: 0 fatal truck crashes2010: 0 fatal truck crashes2011: 0 fatal truck crashes2012: 0 fatal truck crashes2013: 0 fatal truck crashes2014: 0 fatal truck crashes2015: 0 fatal truck crashes2016: 0 fatal truck crashes2017: 0 fatal truck crashes2018: 0 fatal truck crashes2019: 0 fatal truck crashes2020: 0 fatal truck crashes2021: 0 fatal truck crashes2022: 0 fatal truck crashes2023: 0 fatal truck crashes2024: 0 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Mellette County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Mellette County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s2—0.2
2000s1-60%0.2
2010s1+0%0.0
2020s2+88%0.0

Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 1990s and 2 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting.

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Nearby places

Rosebud TownshipCodyWoodCurlewPrattMosherButteFairview Township, Mellette CountyZickrickWilliams CreekMellette CountySouth Dakota

Questions fleets ask about Bad Nation

How common are truck crashes in Bad Nation?

15 truck crashes have been reported in Mellette County since 2015, with 2 deaths and 1 injuries.

How many garbage truck accidents happen in Bad Nation?

Since 2015, Mellette County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.

What is the best way to plan truck routes in Bad Nation?

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.