Fatal crash profile · Model year
2017 Buick LaCrosse
Compared with Buick LaCrosse · Buick · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 33
- Fatal crashes
- 33
- Deaths inside
- 23
- Other deaths
- 15
Between 2020 and 2024, 33 vehicles described as 2017 Buick LaCrosse were involved in 33 fatal crashes in the United States. 23 people died inside these vehicles and 15 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 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 |
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
61%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Buick LaCrosse: 60%
- About the same as the share for Buick: 59%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
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
9%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About half the share for Buick LaCrosse: 17%
- About 55 percent of the share for Buick: 16%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 19%
15%
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 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
48%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Buick LaCrosse: 46%
- About the same as the share for Buick: 44%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2017 Buick LaCrosse | Buick LaCrosse | Buick | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 9.1% | 16.9% | 16.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 15.2% | 15.7% | 15.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 48.5% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 22 |
| Rain | 6 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 14 |
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 4 |
| Texas | 4 |
| California | 3 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Indiana | 3 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2020 | Homestead, Miami-Dade County, Florida | US-1 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | I-90 | 1 |
| May 27, 2020 | New Waverly, Walker County, Texas | SR-75 | 1 |
| May 15, 2020 | Garland County, Arkansas | US-270-5 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2020 | Johnsonville, Rensselaer County, New York | CR-115 RESERVOIR RD | 1 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | College Park, Fulton County, Georgia | I-85 RAMP | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2020 | Redding, Shasta County, California | EUREKA WY | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2020 | Levy County, Florida | SR-121 | 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.