ZIP 57373 (Saint Lawrence, SD) truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 57373: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes here and in Hand County, 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
0 of 21 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
The headline for Hand County: October 23.8% of truck crashes happen in October, more than any other month.
Overview
Since 2015, 21 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Hand County. They injured 8 people and killed 2.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 211 days.
When crashes happen
The worst month is October with 23.8% of truck crashes; the quietest is March at 0.0%.
By time of day, 11 am–12 pm stands out with 14.3% of truck crashes.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of ZIP 57373 since 2015 were spread across roads: US-14 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Hand County.
Route planning tips for ZIP 57373 fleets
- Review driver schedules for October, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Hand County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-14 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Hand County) |
|---|---|
| US-14 | 10 |
| Ave | 5 |
| Sd Hwy 45 | 3 |
| North Broadway Avenue | 1 |
| Sd Hwy 26 | 1 |
ZIP 57373 at a glance
| Population | 339 |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
| Median household income | $46,607 |
| Home ownership | 57% |
Historical data: truck crashes in Hand 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 | 2 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 3 | +49% | 0.3 |
| 2010s | 2 | -23% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 1 | -33% | 0.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 1. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby ZIP codes
Questions fleets ask about ZIP 57373
How common are truck crashes in ZIP 57373?
Since 2015, 21 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Hand County (8 injured, 2 killed).
When do most truck crashes happen in ZIP 57373?
October has the most truck crashes in Hand County, 23.8% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in ZIP 57373?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Hand County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in ZIP 57373?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.