Fatal crash profile · Model year

2007 Buick Lucerne

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
69
Fatal crashes
69
Deaths inside
54
Other deaths
23

Between 2020 and 2024, 69 vehicles described as 2007 Buick Lucerne were involved in 69 fatal crashes in the United States. 54 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 21
2021 17
2022 13
2023 7
2024 11

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

70%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Buick Lucerne: 66%
  • 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 14 7
2021 14 6
2022 12 4
2023 7 1
2024 7 5

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

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 85 percent of the share for Buick Lucerne: 24%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Buick: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Buick Lucerne: 19%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Buick: 15%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

49%

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

  • About the same as the share for Buick Lucerne: 45%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Buick: 44%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2007 Buick Lucerne Buick Lucerne Buick All vehicles
Driver speeding 20.3% 24.0% 16.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 20.3% 18.6% 15.4% 17.7%
At night 49.3% 45.0% 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 54
Cloudy 7
Rain 3
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 34
Dark - Not Lighted 20
Dark - Lighted 15

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 7
Mississippi 6
Michigan 5
Nebraska 4
Minnesota 3
Florida 3
California 3
Kansas 3
Maryland 2
Arkansas 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 29, 2024 Summers County, West Virginia 2
Dec 13, 2024 Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois 1
Nov 17, 2024 Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina 1
Oct 28, 2024 Benzie County, Michigan 1
Oct 26, 2024 Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska 1
Oct 18, 2024 Wayne County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 7, 2024 Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York 1
Jul 8, 2024 Washington County, Mississippi 1
May 29, 2024 Caroline County, Maryland 1
Feb 7, 2024 Marion County, Iowa 1
Jan 4, 2024 Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin 1
Dec 31, 2023 Calhoun County, Florida 2
May 2, 2023 Dallas County, Arkansas 1
Apr 28, 2023 Scott County, Mississippi 1
Apr 16, 2023 Bay County, Michigan 1
Apr 12, 2023 Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia 1
Mar 24, 2023 Flathead County, Montana 1
Mar 23, 2023 Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas 1
Dec 24, 2022 Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas 1
Dec 24, 2022 Fairfield, Solano County, California 1
Nov 29, 2022 Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico 1
Nov 11, 2022 Lauderdale County, Mississippi 1
Aug 10, 2022 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Jun 28, 2022 Bedford County, Virginia 1
Apr 29, 2022 Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York 2

Compare 2007 Buick Lucerne 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.