Fatal crash profile · Model

Buick LaCrosse

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

2017 33 crashes
2016 26 crashes
2015 39 crashes
2014 43 crashes
2013 41 crashes
2012 53 crashes
2011 42 crashes
2010 43 crashes
2009 15 crashes
2008 30 crashes
2007 38 crashes
2006 46 crashes
2005 59 crashes

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

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Sep 19, 2024	Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia	SR-4 DEANS BRIDGE RD	1
Sep 13, 2024	Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico	MU-S TRIVIS DR	1
Sep 12, 2024	Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas	MU-COLLEGE DR	1
Sep 5, 2024	Clark County, Washington	SR-500	1
Sep 5, 2024	Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky	US-150B S DANVILLE BYPASS	1
Sep 2, 2024	Yuba County, California	SR-70	1
Aug 21, 2024	Sheffield, Franklin County, Iowa	US-65	1
Aug 13, 2024	Collins, Covington County, Mississippi	US-49	2
Aug 12, 2024	Johnson Creek, Jefferson County, Wisconsin	SR-26	1
Aug 11, 2024	Taylor, Wayne County, Michigan	I-94 RAMP 202E	1
Aug 10, 2024	Kershaw County, South Carolina	I-20	1
Aug 10, 2024	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	MU-E 89TH ST	1
Aug 7, 2024	Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana	NONE	1
Jul 22, 2024	North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas	SR-365	1
Jul 11, 2024	Montcalm County, Michigan	SR-46 HOWARD CITY RD	1
Jul 4, 2024	Sweetwater County, Wyoming	SR-530	1
Jul 1, 2024	Ingham County, Michigan	CR-ZIMMER RD	1
Jun 30, 2024	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio	I-90	1
Jun 28, 2024	Webster County, Missouri	MU-EVERGREEN	1
Jun 27, 2024	Jefferson County, Illinois	SR- 148	1
Jun 25, 2024	Allen County, Indiana	US-24	1
Jun 16, 2024	Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado	US-40 E COLFAX AVE	1
Jun 14, 2024	Barry County, Michigan	DOWLING RD	1
Jun 6, 2024	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	W VILLARD AVE	1
May 29, 2024	Lancaster County, Nebraska	SR-S55A	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.