Swift Bird, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Swift Bird: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Swift Bird and Potter County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Potter County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 16 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
The headline for Potter County: 16 truck crashes on record for Potter County since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 16 crashes involving commercial trucks in Potter County since 2015: 2 people were injured and 2 were killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 251 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Swift Bird since 2015; patterns below come from Potter County as a whole.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Potter County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Swift Bird since 2015: US-212 (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Potter County.
Route planning tips for Swift Bird 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 Potter County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-212 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Potter County) |
|---|---|
| US-212 | 6 |
| US-83 | 4 |
| Us Hwy 212 2 | 2 |
| Ave | 1 |
Swift Bird at a glance
| Land area | 0.5 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57442) | $65,625 |
| Median home value (ZIP 57442) | $136,984 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Potter 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 | 1 | -47% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 2 | +42% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 2 | -2% | 0.2 |
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. 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 Swift Bird
How common are truck crashes in Swift Bird?
Since 2015, 16 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Potter County (2 injured, 2 killed).
Are garbage truck crashes common in Swift Bird?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Potter County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Swift 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.