Objective: determine the epidemiology , drivers injured in traffic accidents in the HRDT. Material and Methods: descriptive study. The sample population consisted of 351 drivers injured in traffic accidents , covered by SOAT, which were treated at the Regional Hospital of Trujillo, during the period 2006-2011, who were analyzed according to their epidemiological characteristics. Results: features that had higher fatality rate were: 2008, males, those over 60 years, holding no driving license, at dawn, on Mondays and Saturdays, roads, rollover, motorcycle ar buses and diagnosis of cervical trauma. Frequencies of fatally injured drivers are higher than those with nonfatal injuries regarding tenure no driving license, be injured in the morning, be injured in highway, be injured by such rollover accident and the diagnosis of multiple lesions (p <0.05). Conclusion: the frequency distribution ...