Fatal crash profile · Model
Buick LeSabre
Compared with Buick · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 538
- Fatal crashes
- 537
- Deaths inside
- 429
- Other deaths
- 170
Between 2020 and 2024, 538 vehicles described as Buick LeSabre were involved in 537 fatal crashes in the United States. 429 people died inside these vehicles and 170 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 | 128 |
| 2021 | 136 |
| 2022 | 124 |
| 2023 | 85 |
| 2024 | 65 |
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 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 | 107 | 34 |
| 2021 | 115 | 41 |
| 2022 | 94 | 46 |
| 2023 | 66 | 30 |
| 2024 | 47 | 19 |
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
21%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.3 times the share for Buick: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.1 times the share for Buick: 15%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
42%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Buick: 44%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Buick LeSabre | Buick | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 20.6% | 16.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 17.1% | 15.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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 | 390 |
| Cloudy | 86 |
| Rain | 34 |
| Snow | 7 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 290 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 133 |
| Dark - Lighted | 83 |
| Dusk | 15 |
| Dawn | 14 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 39 |
| Indiana | 28 |
| Illinois | 27 |
| North Carolina | 26 |
| Michigan | 24 |
| Missouri | 24 |
| Mississippi | 23 |
| Minnesota | 22 |
| Wisconsin | 21 |
| Florida | 21 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Buick LeSabre by model year
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2022 | Brown County, Texas | US-183 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | US-19 WEST END BRG | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina | US-1 CAPITAL BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee | US-25 SR-32 S DAVY CROCKETT PK | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Jasper County, South Carolina | US-601 CYPRESS BRANCH RD | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | Warren County, Ohio | CR-38 MASON-MORROW-MILLGRVE R | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington | 112TH ST SW | 2 |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Fairmont, Martin County, Minnesota | PRAIRIE AVE | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2022 | McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | EVANS AVE | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2022 | Sunflower County, Mississippi | US-82 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | Thomas County, Kansas | CR-Q RD | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia | SR-41 OLD DIXIE RD N | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi | US-82 | 2 |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Gray, Jones County, Georgia | CR-00100/GRAHAM RD | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | Las Animas County, Colorado | I-25 | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | Trotwood, Montgomery County, Ohio | CR-26 SHILOH SPRINGS RD | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Moira, Franklin County, New York | CR-6 | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Decatur County, Indiana | I-74 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Kenosha County, Wisconsin | SR-32 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Choctaw, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | US-62 NE 23RD ST | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | E MARYLAND AVE | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2022 | Cecil County, Maryland | CR-52 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2022 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | S CESAR E CHAVEZ DR | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | SR-12 | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2021 | Kewaunee County, Wisconsin | CR-V | 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.