Sand Fork, WV truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Sand Fork: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Sand Fork and Gilmer County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Gilmer County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 14 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
The headline for Gilmer County: 14 reported truck crashes in Gilmer County since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 14 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Gilmer County. They injured 2 people and killed 0.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 287 days.
Only 2 truck crashes were reported in Sand Fork since 2015; patterns below come from Gilmer County as a whole.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Gilmer County has on record.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Sand Fork happened on I-79 (2); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 1 crash, 7.1% of the total, against 1.1% across West Virginia.
Route planning tips for Sand Fork fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Gilmer County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-79 | 2 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Gilmer County) |
|---|---|
| Rt 5 West | 2 |
| SR-5 | 2 |
| Wv Rt 005 | 2 |
| Wv Rt 47 | 2 |
| County Rt 2, 1500 Block Of Little Cover Run Rd | 1 |
| I-79 | 1 |
| Rt 18 - Near 4983 Hwy 18 | 1 |
| Rt 26 - Ellis Road | 1 |
Sand Fork at a glance
| Population | 169 |
| Land area | 0.3 sq mi |
| Density | 520 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 26430) | $47,903 |
| Median home value (ZIP 26430) | $86,444 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Gilmer 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 | 0 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 2 | +425% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 2 | -5% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 1 | -58% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 2000s and 1 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting.
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Questions fleets ask about Sand Fork
How many truck crashes happen in Sand Fork?
Gilmer County has had 14 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 2 people and killing 0.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Sand Fork?
Since 2015, Gilmer County has reported 1 garbage-truck crash, or 7.1% of its truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Sand Fork?
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.