Fatal crash profile · Model year

2002 Buick LeSabre

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
56
Fatal crashes
56
Deaths inside
48
Other deaths
13

Between 2020 and 2024, 56 vehicles described as 2002 Buick LeSabre were involved in 56 fatal crashes in the United States. 48 people died inside these vehicles and 13 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 15
2021 16
2022 10
2023 14
2024 1

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

79%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Buick LeSabre: 72%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Buick: 59%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 18 1
2021 13 3
2022 6 4
2023 10 5
2024 1 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

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.1 times 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%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Buick LeSabre: 17%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Buick: 15%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

43%

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

  • About the same as the share for Buick LeSabre: 42%
  • About the same as the share for Buick: 44%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2002 Buick LeSabre Buick LeSabre Buick All vehicles
Driver speeding 23.2% 20.6% 16.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.9% 17.1% 15.4% 17.7%
At night 42.9% 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 46
Cloudy 5
Rain 3
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
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 27
Dark - Not Lighted 12
Dark - Lighted 10
Dusk 4
Dawn 3

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
Illinois 6
Missouri 5
Ohio 4
Texas 4
Tennessee 3
Michigan 3
California 3
Mississippi 3
North Carolina 2
Connecticut 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 23, 2021 Kerr County, Texas 1
Nov 30, 2021 Phillips County, Colorado 1
Nov 23, 2021 Jackson County, Oregon 1
Nov 10, 2021 Alcorn County, Mississippi 1
Nov 5, 2021 Horry County, South Carolina 1
Oct 13, 2021 Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas 1
Oct 11, 2021 St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota 1
Oct 6, 2021 Okeechobee County, Florida 1
Jun 7, 2021 Seward, Seward County, Nebraska 1
May 25, 2021 Greene County, Missouri 1
May 18, 2021 Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington 1
Apr 30, 2021 Humphreys County, Tennessee 1
Apr 24, 2021 Ottawa County, Oklahoma 1
Jan 28, 2021 Flint, Genesee County, Michigan 1
Jan 13, 2021 New Athens, St. Clair County, Illinois 1
Jan 1, 2021 Fayette County, Alabama 1
Nov 19, 2020 Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa 1
Oct 7, 2020 Greenville County, South Carolina 1
Sep 9, 2020 Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York 1
Aug 14, 2020 Quincy, Adams County, Illinois 4
Aug 1, 2020 Johnston County, North Carolina 1
Jul 11, 2020 Holland, Allegan County, Michigan 1
Jun 15, 2020 Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi 2
Jun 1, 2020 Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois 1
May 27, 2020 Olney, Richland County, Illinois 1

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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.