Soldier Creek, SD truck route planning & crash data

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

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0
truck crashes reported in Soldier Creek since 2015
8
truck crashes in Todd County since 2015
6
deaths in Todd County
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
1
fatal truck crashes within 10 mi, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters dashed = 10 mi radius 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

47 out of 100
Moderate truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Todd County, 2020–2024: 2.18 per 100,000 a year, higher than 47% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr7.9
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)25%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
South Dakota average
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Key findings

8
truck crashes on record for Todd County since 2015
1
deadly crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Soldier Creek since 2015
0
reported garbage-truck crashes in Todd County since 2015
Todd County
too few crashes for patterns here, so this report uses Todd County numbers

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 8 crashes.
0 of 8 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

SR-631

Todd County at a glance: 8 truck crashes on record for Todd County since 2015.

Overview

Police reported 8 crashes involving commercial trucks in Todd County since 2015: 3 people were injured and 6 were killed.

Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Soldier Creek since 2015; patterns below come from Todd County as a whole.

When crashes happen

Monthly patterns need more crashes than Todd County has on record.

Where crashes happen

Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Soldier Creek since 2015: SR-63 (1). No single road stands out.

Garbage & waste trucks

No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Todd County since 2015.

Route planning tips for Soldier Creek 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: 4 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 1 truck crash2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 2 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 3 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 3 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 3 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 7 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 3 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 4 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 1 truck crash2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 1 truck crash2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 2 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 0 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 0 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 0 truck crashes2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 0 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 0 truck crashes2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 0 truck crashes2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 2 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 0 truck crashes2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 3 truck crashes2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Todd County

Jan: 0.0% of truck crashesFeb: 25.0% of truck crashesMar: 0.0% of truck crashesApr: 0.0% of truck crashesMay: 0.0% of truck crashesJun: 12.5% of truck crashesJul: 0.0% of truck crashesAug: 0.0% of truck crashesSep: 37.5% of truck crashesOct: 25.0% of truck crashesNov: 0.0% of truck crashesDec: 0.0% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

RoadFatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles)
SR-631

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Todd County)
US-834
Sd Hwy 632
US-182

Soldier Creek at a glance

Land area12.2 sq mi
Median household income (ZIP 57570)$51,788

Waste facilities and haulers nearby

Recycling centers in Todd County

Historical data: truck crashes in Todd 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).

1995: 1 reported truck crash1996: 1 reported truck crash1997: 4 reported truck crashes2001: 1 reported truck crash2003: 2 reported truck crashes2005: 4 reported truck crashes2006: 1 reported truck crash2007: 2 reported truck crashes2008: 3 reported truck crashes2009: 3 reported truck crashes2010: 3 reported truck crashes2011: 7 reported truck crashes2012: 3 reported truck crashes2013: 4 reported truck crashes2014: 1 reported truck crash2015: 1 reported truck crash2016: 2 reported truck crashes2023: 2 reported truck crashes2025: 3 reported truck crashes 1982: 1 fatal truck crash1983: 0 fatal truck crashes1984: 0 fatal truck crashes1985: 1 fatal truck crash1986: 0 fatal truck crashes1987: 0 fatal truck crashes1988: 1 fatal truck crash1989: 0 fatal truck crashes1990: 0 fatal truck crashes1991: 0 fatal truck crashes1992: 0 fatal truck crashes1993: 0 fatal truck crashes1994: 0 fatal truck crashes1995: 0 fatal truck crashes1996: 0 fatal truck crashes1997: 1 fatal truck crash1998: 0 fatal truck crashes1999: 0 fatal truck crashes2000: 0 fatal truck crashes2001: 1 fatal truck crash2002: 0 fatal truck crashes2003: 2 fatal truck crashes2004: 0 fatal truck crashes2005: 0 fatal truck crashes2006: 1 fatal truck crash2007: 1 fatal truck crash2008: 0 fatal truck crashes2009: 1 fatal truck crash2010: 1 fatal truck crash2011: 1 fatal truck crash2012: 0 fatal truck crashes2013: 1 fatal truck crash2014: 1 fatal truck crash2015: 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: 1 fatal truck crash2024: 0 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Todd County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Todd County (FARS, separate scale, max 2)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s1—0.1
2000s2+33%0.6
2010s2+31%0.4
2020s1-60%0.2

From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 1 to 1. 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.

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Nearby places

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Questions fleets ask about Soldier Creek

How many truck crashes happen in Soldier Creek?

8 truck crashes have been reported in Todd County since 2015, with 6 deaths and 3 injuries.

How many garbage truck crashes are there in Soldier Creek?

0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Todd County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.

How can I plan a safer truck route in Soldier Creek?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.