Highway deaths per 100 million vehicle-miles traveled rose from 32,744 in 2014 to 37,461, a 14.4 percent increase in 2 years.
Large trucks ( over 10,000 pounds) were responsible for approximately 25% or 9,365 fatalities.
Pedestrian fatalities rose by over 1,000 between 2014 and 2016, reaching 5,987 in 2016—a 21.9 percent increase.
In 2016, 72 percent of people killed in large-truck crashes were occupants of the other vehicles.
