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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2020 | Brooksville, Noxubee County, Mississippi | US-45 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2020 | Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina | SSR-2643 UNION CROSS RD | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2020 | Clatsop County, Oregon | US-30 ODOT 92 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2020 | Denver, Denver County, Colorado | N NEWPORT ST | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Hancock County, Indiana | SR-234E | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Madison County, Ohio | I-70 | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa | US-61/BRADY ST | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2020 | Tulsa County, Oklahoma | SR-151 | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | I-65 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2020 | Bladen County, North Carolina | SSR-1509 JOHNSONTOWN RD | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2020 | Gateway, Benton County, Arkansas | SR-37-12 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Olmsted County, Minnesota | cr-3 | 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.