Lake County, TN truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Lake County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
2 of 14 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
Lake County at a glance: #95 of 95 for truck crashes in Tennessee, out of 95 counties.
Overview
Police reported 14 crashes involving commercial trucks in Lake County since 2015: 9 people were injured and 1 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 287 days.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Lake County has on record.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck in Lake County happened on SR-21 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 2 crashes, 14.3% of the total, against 1.9% across Tennessee.
Route planning tips for Lake County fleets
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Lake County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Lake County) |
|---|---|
| SR-21 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Lake County) |
|---|---|
| State Rt 78S | 4 |
| SR-78 | 3 |
| Kentucky St | 1 |
| SR-21 | 1 |
| State Rt 21 | 1 |
| State Rt 213 | 1 |
| Tiptonville Ridgely Rd | 1 |
| Tn-78 | 1 |
Lake County at a glance
| Population | 6,422 |
| Land area | 165.8 sq mi |
| Density | 39 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP average) | $28,542 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Lake 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 | 1 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 1 | +44% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 2 | +42% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 1 | -51% | 0.0 |
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 large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Cities, towns & communities in Lake County
ZIP codes in Lake County
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Lake County
How common are truck crashes in Lake County?
Since 2015, 14 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Lake County (9 injured, 1 killed).
Are garbage truck crashes common in Lake County?
Garbage trucks were involved in 2 reported crashes in Lake County since 2015 (14.3% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in Lake 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.