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 27, 2021 Gary, Lake County, Indiana 1
Dec 14, 2021 Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina 1
Aug 21, 2021 Edgecombe County, North Carolina 1
Jul 2, 2021 Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Jun 25, 2021 Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois 1
May 29, 2021 Brazoria County, Texas 2
Apr 7, 2021 Hardin, Marshall County, Kentucky 1
Mar 14, 2021 Port Orange, Volusia County, Florida 1
Mar 1, 2021 Sandy Springs, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Feb 9, 2021 Germantown, Washington County, Wisconsin 1
Jan 31, 2021 Josephine County, Oregon 1
Dec 18, 2020 Mayes County, Oklahoma 1
Nov 23, 2020 St. Louis County, Minnesota 1
Sep 15, 2020 Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas 2
Sep 9, 2020 Town of Machiasport, Washington County, Maine 1
Jun 23, 2020 Romeoville, Will County, Illinois 1
Jan 2, 2020 Hancock County, Mississippi 1

Compare 2011 Buick LaCrosse with another vehicle

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.