Fatal crash profile · Model year
1998 Buick Century
Compared with Buick Century · Buick · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 23
- Fatal crashes
- 23
- Deaths inside
- 19
- Other deaths
- 6
Between 2020 and 2024, 23 vehicles described as 1998 Buick Century were involved in 23 fatal crashes in the United States. 19 people died inside these vehicles and 6 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.
Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other cars or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
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Deaths
Who died in these crashes
76%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Buick Century: 69%
- About 1.3 times the share for Buick: 59%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
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Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
30%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.5 times the share for Buick Century: 20%
- About 1.9 times the share for Buick: 16%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 85 percent of the share for Buick Century: 20%
- About 1.1 times the share for Buick: 15%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
39%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 85 percent of the share for Buick Century: 46%
- About 90 percent of the share for Buick: 44%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 1998 Buick Century | Buick Century | Buick | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 30.4% | 20.4% | 16.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 17.4% | 20.4% | 15.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 39.1% | 46.2% | 44.1% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 16 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 14 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 3 |
| Missouri | 2 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Oregon | 2 |
| Indiana | 2 |
| Kansas | 2 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2024 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | SR-988 E FRONTAGE RD | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Audubon County, Iowa | US-71 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2023 | McCracken County, Kentucky | US-45 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | CR-NEVILLE RD | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon | NE FREMONT ST | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Curry County, Oregon | NORTH BANK CHETCO RIVER RD | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2023 | Portage County, Ohio | TS-250 HOPKINS RD | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2023 | Portage County, Ohio | SR-43 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Franklin County, Indiana | SR-229 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2022 | Lakeland, Polk County, Florida | US-98 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Stevens County, Washington | CR-WILLIAMS LAKE RD | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Barton County, Kansas | 40 AVE | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Gary, Lake County, Indiana | US-12 | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2021 | Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama | BIRMINGHAM HWY | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Washington County, Ohio | SR-339 | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Marion County, Florida | CR-314 | 2 |
| Sep 9, 2021 | Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri | TOPPING AVE | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2021 | Eastpointe, Macomb County, Michigan | SR-3 GRATIOT | 1 |
| May 23, 2021 | Avondale, Maricopa County, Arizona | W MCDOWELL RD | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | McCurtain County, Oklahoma | SR-37 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2021 | Arnold, Jefferson County, Missouri | US-61 | 2 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | Lyon County, Minnesota | CR-3 | 1 |
| May 4, 2020 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas | TROUP AVE | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.