Fatal crash profile · Model year

2000 Buick LeSabre

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
75
Fatal crashes
75
Deaths inside
57
Other deaths
21

Between 2020 and 2024, 75 vehicles described as 2000 Buick LeSabre were involved in 75 fatal crashes in the United States. 57 people died inside these vehicles and 21 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 18
2021 18
2022 23
2023 7
2024 9

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

73%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Buick LeSabre: 72%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Buick: 59%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 14 4
2021 15 4
2022 17 7
2023 3 5
2024 8 1

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

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Buick LeSabre: 21%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Buick: 16%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for Buick LeSabre: 17%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Buick: 15%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

47%

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

  • About 1.1 times the share for Buick LeSabre: 42%
  • About the same as the share for Buick: 44%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2000 Buick LeSabre Buick LeSabre Buick All vehicles
Driver speeding 22.7% 20.6% 16.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 22.7% 17.1% 15.4% 17.7%
At night 46.7% 41.8% 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 55
Cloudy 11
Rain 4
Snow 2

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 41
Dark - Not Lighted 21
Dark - Lighted 11
Dusk 1
Dawn 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 7
Georgia 6
Michigan 5
North Carolina 4
Indiana 4
Alabama 4
Missouri 3
Illinois 3
Wisconsin 3
South Carolina 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 4, 2021 Isanti County, Minnesota 1
May 2, 2021 Plano, Collin County, Texas 1
Apr 24, 2021 Lexington County, South Carolina 1
Mar 17, 2021 Berks County, Pennsylvania 1
Mar 2, 2021 Oswego, Kendall County, Illinois 2
Feb 11, 2021 Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia 1
Feb 8, 2021 Jefferson County, Missouri 1
Dec 15, 2020 Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming 1
Dec 6, 2020 Chesapeake, Chesapeake city, Virginia 1
Nov 11, 2020 Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama 1
Nov 4, 2020 Arenac County, Michigan 1
Aug 15, 2020 Cherokee County, Texas 1
Aug 5, 2020 Franklin Parish, Louisiana 1
Jul 23, 2020 Newton County, Georgia 1
Jul 1, 2020 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 1
May 19, 2020 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Apr 21, 2020 Killeen, Bell County, Texas 1
Apr 15, 2020 Bartholomew County, Indiana 1
Apr 14, 2020 Madison County, Nebraska 1
Mar 31, 2020 Cherokee County, Texas 1
Mar 24, 2020 Gibson County, Tennessee 1
Mar 9, 2020 Talladega County, Alabama 1
Mar 1, 2020 McIntosh County, Georgia 1
Feb 20, 2020 Roanoke County, Virginia 1
Jan 22, 2020 Bladen County, North Carolina 1

Compare 2000 Buick LeSabre 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.