Ridgely, TN truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Ridgely: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Ridgely and Lake County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Lake County numbers.
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
What stands out in Lake County: 14 truck crashes on record for Lake County since 2015.
Overview
Lake County has recorded 14 truck crashes since 2015, with 9 people injured and 1 killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 287 days.
Ridgely had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Lake County numbers.
86% of truck crash reports in Lake County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
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 within 10 miles of Ridgely happened on SR-21 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 2 of the truck crashes here, or 14.3%, compared with 1.9% in Tennessee.
Route planning tips for Ridgely fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Ridgely at a glance
| Population | 1,666 |
| Land area | 2.0 sq mi |
| Density | 840 per sq mi |
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 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 1 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Ridgely
How many truck accidents are there in Ridgely?
Since 2015, 14 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Lake County (9 injured, 1 killed).
Are garbage truck crashes common in Ridgely?
Garbage trucks were involved in 2 reported crashes in Lake County since 2015 (14.3% of truck crashes).
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Ridgely?
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.