Fatal crash profile · Model

Buick LeSabre

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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

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%

Deaths in these crashes by year

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%

Crash factors compared

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

Weather at the time of the crash

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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Light conditions at the time of the crash

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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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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Explore

Buick LeSabre by model year

2005 76 crashes
2004 90 crashes
2003 67 crashes
2002 56 crashes
2001 53 crashes
2000 75 crashes
1999 21 crashes
1998 27 crashes
1997 32 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Apr 10, 2024	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	MU-MACON RD	1
Apr 3, 2024	Flint Township, Genesee County, Michigan	LENNON RD	1
Mar 19, 2024	McLean County, Illinois	I-55/I-74/US-51	1
Mar 9, 2024	Semmes, Mobile County, Alabama	CR-MCCRARY RD	1
Mar 7, 2024	Walworth County, Wisconsin	CR-P	1
Mar 5, 2024	Lea County, New Mexico	SR-206	1
Feb 28, 2024	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	I-17	1
Feb 19, 2024	Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas	US-167	1
Feb 14, 2024	Lake County, California	SR-20	1
Feb 11, 2024	Becker County, Minnesota	US-10	1
Feb 5, 2024	Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin	SR-26 MILWAUKEE AVE	1
Feb 4, 2024	Knox County, Tennessee	SR-131 E EMORY RD	1
Feb 3, 2024	Morgan County, Alabama	SR-157	2
Jan 23, 2024	Garland, Dallas County, Texas	MU-FIELDCREST DR	1
Jan 8, 2024	Daviess County, Missouri	SR-13	1
Dec 26, 2023	Gratiot County, Michigan	SR-57 W CLEVELAND RD	1
Dec 22, 2023	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	MU-HUEBNER RD	1
Dec 16, 2023	Harris County, Texas	CR-GEARS RD	1
Dec 12, 2023	Cecil County, Maryland	SR-273 TELEGRAPH RD	1
Dec 6, 2023	Smith County, Texas	SR-323	2
Dec 1, 2023	Garfield County, Washington	US-12	1
Nov 25, 2023	Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama	I-59	1
Nov 20, 2023	Boone County, Missouri	SR-124	1
Nov 18, 2023	East Windsor (Historical), Hartford County, Connecticut	US-5	1
Nov 16, 2023	Clay County, Mississippi	SR-50	1

Compare 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.