Horse Creek, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Horse Creek: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Horse Creek and Mellette County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Mellette County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 15 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
The headline for 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.
That averages about one truck crash every 309 days in fully reported years.
Horse Creek had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Mellette County numbers.
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 Horse Creek.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Mellette County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Horse Creek 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 Mellette County
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 (Mellette County) |
|---|---|
| US-83 | 8 |
| Sd Hwy 44 | 5 |
| Ave | 1 |
| Sd Hwy 53 | 1 |
Horse Creek at a glance
| Land area | 0.9 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57579) | $56,474 |
| Median home value (ZIP 57579) | $65,574 |
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).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 1 | -60% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 1 | +0% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 2 | +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.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Horse Creek
How many truck accidents are there in Horse Creek?
Since 2015, 15 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Mellette County (1 injured, 2 killed).
Are garbage truck crashes common in Horse Creek?
Since 2015, Mellette County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Horse Creek?
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.