L.A. Leads Counties in Truck Mishaps
Of the 33,676 truck-related accidents last year in California, more than four-fifths occurred in just 16 of the state’s 58 counties.
The most accidents happened in the most heavily populated areas, with 29% in Los Angeles County alone, according to statistics compiled by the California Highway Patrol.
The first column of numbers is for all of 1984. The second is for the first half of this year.
County 1984 Half-1985 Los Angeles 9,837 5,135 Orange 2,526 1,347 Alameda 2,473 1,341 San Bernardino 1,599 774 San Diego 1,340 734 Santa Clara 1,335 632 Riverside 1,267 666 Fresno 1,054 420 Kern 998 509 Contra Costa 902 428 San Joaquin 868 352 Sacramento 727 390 San Mateo 699 397 Ventura 591 332 Monterey 560 250 San Francisco 518 275
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