Fatal crash profile · Model

Buick LaCrosse

Compared with Buick · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
522
Fatal crashes
521
Deaths inside
347
Other deaths
236

Between 2020 and 2024, 522 vehicles described as Buick LaCrosse were involved in 521 fatal crashes in the United States. 347 people died inside these vehicles and 236 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 106
2021 110
2022 118
2023 99
2024 89

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

60%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Buick: 59%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 77 49
2021 69 50
2022 81 55
2023 64 42
2024 56 40

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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Buick: 16%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Buick: 15%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

46%

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

  • About the same as the share for Buick: 44%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Buick LaCrosse Buick All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.9% 16.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 15.7% 15.4% 17.7%
At night 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 365
Cloudy 69
Rain 43
Fog, Smog, Smoke 11
Snow 7

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 284
Dark - Not Lighted 122
Dark - Lighted 90
Dusk 8
Dawn 8

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 53
Michigan 43
Illinois 30
Florida 26
Indiana 26
Tennessee 22
Pennsylvania 20
Ohio 19
North Carolina 19
Wisconsin 18

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Buick LaCrosse by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Sep 12, 2020 Homestead, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Sep 11, 2020 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
Sep 10, 2020 Old Stanton, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 9, 2020 Town of Machiasport, Washington County, Maine 1
Sep 6, 2020 Whiteside County, Illinois 1
Sep 5, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Aug 25, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Aug 21, 2020 Goodyear, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Aug 7, 2020 Riley County, Kansas 1
Aug 6, 2020 Marquette County, Michigan 1
Jul 23, 2020 Baltimore County, Maryland 3
Jul 21, 2020 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Jul 19, 2020 Stark County, North Dakota 1
Jul 9, 2020 Hoke County, North Carolina 1
Jul 5, 2020 Contra Costa County, California 1
Jun 28, 2020 Chesterfield County, South Carolina 1
Jun 28, 2020 North Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island 1
Jun 26, 2020 St. Joseph County, Michigan 1
Jun 26, 2020 Ford County, Illinois 1
Jun 23, 2020 Romeoville, Will County, Illinois 1
Jun 21, 2020 Denton, Denton County, Texas 1
Jun 20, 2020 Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma 1
Jun 15, 2020 Guernsey County, Ohio 1
Jun 14, 2020 Warren County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 14, 2020 Buffalo, Erie County, New York 1

Compare 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.