Afton Township, Sanborn County, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Afton Township, Sanborn County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Afton Township, Sanborn County and Sanborn County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Sanborn County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 19 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
What stands out in Sanborn County: 19 reported truck crashes in Sanborn County since 2015.
Overview
Sanborn County has recorded 19 truck crashes since 2015, with 2 people injured and 3 killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 211 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Afton Township, Sanborn County since 2015; patterns below come from Sanborn County as a whole.
When crashes happen
Sanborn County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Afton.
Garbage & waste trucks
1 crash involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 5.3% share (South Dakota: 1.6%).
Route planning tips for Afton Township, Sanborn County fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Sanborn 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 (Sanborn County) |
|---|---|
| Sd Hwy 37 | 8 |
| Sd Hwy 34 | 7 |
| Sd Hwy 224 | 2 |
Afton Township, Sanborn County at a glance
| Population | 32 |
| Land area | 34.5 sq mi |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57314) | $85,515 |
| Median home value (ZIP 57314) | $149,265 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Sanborn 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 | -33% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 2 | +50% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 2 | +33% | 0.2 |
In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
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Questions fleets ask about Afton Township, Sanborn County
How common are truck crashes in Afton Township, Sanborn County?
19 truck crashes have been reported in Sanborn County since 2015, with 3 deaths and 2 injuries.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Afton Township, Sanborn County?
Garbage trucks were involved in 1 reported crash in Sanborn County since 2015 (5.3% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in Afton Township, Sanborn County?
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.