Fatal crash profile · Model year
2005 Buick LeSabre
Compared with Buick LeSabre · Buick · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 76
- Fatal crashes
- 76
- Deaths inside
- 58
- Other deaths
- 23
Between 2020 and 2024, 76 vehicles described as 2005 Buick LeSabre were involved in 76 fatal crashes in the United States. 58 people died inside these vehicles and 23 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 | 17 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 12 |
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
72%
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%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 6 |
| 2021 | 13 | 6 |
| 2022 | 12 | 4 |
| 2023 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
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
16%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About three-quarters of the share for Buick LeSabre: 21%
- About the same as the share for Buick: 16%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
13%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About three-quarters of the share for Buick LeSabre: 17%
- About 85 percent of the share for Buick: 15%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 18%
46%
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%
| Category | 2005 Buick LeSabre | Buick LeSabre | Buick | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 15.8% | 20.6% | 16.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 13.2% | 17.1% | 15.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 46.1% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 59 |
| Cloudy | 13 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 43 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 19 |
| Dark - Lighted | 10 |
| Dusk | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 9 |
| Tennessee | 6 |
| Texas | 6 |
| Iowa | 5 |
| Illinois | 4 |
| Michigan | 4 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| North Carolina | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2024 | Plymouth County, Iowa | CR-K18 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio | SR-184 ALEXIS RD | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | S GARNETT RD | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | DeKalb County, Tennessee | US-70 SR-26 SPARTA HWY | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Clark County, Illinois | TS- 1550 RD | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | MU-MAYPOLE AVE | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Cook County, Illinois | I-57 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2024 | Washington Parish, Louisiana | SR-21 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2024 | McLendon Chisholm, Rockwall County, Texas | SR-205 | 1 |
| May 3, 2024 | Pennington County, Minnesota | CR-3 CENTER ST E | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | MU-MACON RD | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2024 | Knox County, Tennessee | SR-131 E EMORY RD | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Cecil County, Maryland | SR-273 TELEGRAPH RD | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Smith County, Texas | SR-323 | 2 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Boone County, Missouri | SR-124 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2023 | North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada | LILY TROTTER ST | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina | SSR-1605 BRIDGE ST | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Neshoba County, Mississippi | SR-21 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Marion County, Oregon | YERGEN RD NE | 2 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Jasper County, Iowa | CR-F48 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada | S RANCHO DR | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois | 14TH AVE | 1 |
| May 16, 2023 | Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas | KEENE-ESKRIDGE RD | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Marshall County, Alabama | US-431 SR-1 | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2023 | Flomaton, Escambia County, Alabama | MU-OLD ATMORE RD | 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.