Running Bird, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Running Bird: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Running Bird 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 reported truck crashes in Mellette County since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 15 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Mellette County. They injured 1 people and killed 2.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 309 days.
Running Bird 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
Mellette County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Running Bird since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Mellette County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Running Bird fleets
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 |
Running Bird at a glance
| Population | 20 |
| Land area | 35.9 sq mi |
| Density | 1 per 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 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 2. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Running Bird
How many truck crashes happen in Running Bird?
Mellette County has had 15 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 1 people and killing 2.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Running Bird?
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 Running Bird?
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.