Friday Harbor, WA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Friday Harbor: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Friday Harbor and San Juan County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use San Juan County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 7 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
What stands out in San Juan County: 7 truck crashes on record for San Juan County since 2015.
Overview
San Juan County has recorded 7 truck crashes since 2015, with 4 people injured and 0 killed.
With 7 truck crashes reported in Friday Harbor since 2015, this page uses San Juan County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in San Juan County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Friday Harbor.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 1 of the truck crashes here, or 14.3%, compared with 2.2% in Washington.
Route planning tips for Friday Harbor 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 San Juan 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 (San Juan County) |
|---|---|
| Buck Mountain Rd Blk 400 | 1 |
| Enchant Forest Road Blk 2400 | 1 |
| Mount Baker Rd/Terrill Beach | 1 |
| Olga Rd Blk 2400 | 1 |
| Olga Road Blk 7000 | 1 |
| Roche Harbor Rd Blk 6700 | 1 |
| Roche Harbor Rd Blk 7900 | 1 |
Friday Harbor at a glance
| Population | 2,744 |
| Land area | 2.2 sq mi |
| Density | 1,255 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 98250) | $88,556 |
| Median home value (ZIP 98250) | $809,445 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in San Juan 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 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 0 | -50% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 1 | +100% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 0 | -83% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 1 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2010s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Friday Harbor
How common are truck crashes in Friday Harbor?
San Juan County has had 7 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 4 people and killing 0.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Friday Harbor?
Garbage trucks were involved in 1 reported crash in San Juan County since 2015 (14.3% of truck crashes).
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Friday Harbor?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.