Fatal crash profile · Model year

2011 Buick LaCrosse

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
42
Fatal crashes
42
Deaths inside
18
Other deaths
27

Between 2020 and 2024, 42 vehicles described as 2011 Buick LaCrosse were involved in 42 fatal crashes in the United States. 18 people died inside these vehicles and 27 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 6
2021 11
2022 12
2023 5
2024 8

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

40%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About two-thirds of the share for Buick LaCrosse: 60%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Buick: 59%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 2 5
2021 5 7
2022 5 7
2023 3 3
2024 3 5

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

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.3 times the share for Buick LaCrosse: 17%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Buick: 16%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Buick LaCrosse: 16%
  • About the same as the share for Buick: 15%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

50%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About the same as the share for Buick LaCrosse: 46%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Buick: 44%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2011 Buick LaCrosse Buick LaCrosse Buick All vehicles
Driver speeding 21.4% 16.9% 16.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 14.3% 15.7% 15.4% 17.7%
At night 50.0% 45.6% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 28
Cloudy 6
Fog, Smog, Smoke 4
Rain 2
Snow 1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 22
Dark - Not Lighted 12
Dark - Lighted 7
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
Texas 6
Michigan 5
North Carolina 3
Illinois 3
Minnesota 3
Indiana 2
Oregon 2
Georgia 2
Pennsylvania 2
Mississippi 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 23, 2024 Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 3, 2024 Washington County, Maryland 1
Sep 24, 2024 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota 1
Aug 11, 2024 Taylor, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Aug 10, 2024 Kershaw County, South Carolina 1
May 29, 2024 Lancaster County, Nebraska 1
Mar 27, 2024 Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan 1
Jan 23, 2024 Bay City, Bay County, Michigan 1
Sep 1, 2023 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon 1
Jun 17, 2023 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
May 19, 2023 Webster County, Mississippi 2
Apr 9, 2023 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Feb 22, 2023 Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota 1
Dec 27, 2022 Phelps County, Missouri 1
Nov 6, 2022 Hays County, Texas 1
Nov 5, 2022 Macon, Bibb County, Georgia 1
Sep 7, 2022 Fort Bend County, Texas 1
Aug 8, 2022 Essex County, Virginia 1
Jun 11, 2022 Lake County, Illinois 1
May 19, 2022 Warren, Macomb County, Michigan 1
Apr 16, 2022 Allegan County, Michigan 1
Mar 22, 2022 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 1
Feb 23, 2022 Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, California 1
Feb 4, 2022 Montgomery County, Indiana 1
Jan 7, 2022 Anson County, North Carolina 1

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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.