Fatal crash profile · Model year

2010 Buick Lucerne

Compared with Buick Lucerne · Buick · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
19
Fatal crashes
19
Deaths inside
15
Other deaths
6

Between 2020 and 2024, 19 vehicles described as 2010 Buick Lucerne were involved in 19 fatal crashes in the United States. 15 people died inside these vehicles and 6 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 3
2021 2
2022 3
2023 4
2024 7

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

71%

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 3 0
2021 2 0
2022 1 3
2023 4 1
2024 5 2

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

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Buick Lucerne: 24%
  • About 1.6 times the share for Buick: 16%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

11%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 55 percent of the share for Buick Lucerne: 19%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Buick: 15%
  • About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

42%

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

  • About the same as the share for Buick Lucerne: 45%
  • About the same as the share for Buick: 44%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2010 Buick Lucerne Buick Lucerne Buick All vehicles
Driver speeding 26.3% 24.0% 16.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 10.5% 18.6% 15.4% 17.7%
At night 42.1% 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 16
Rain 2

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 10
Dark - Lighted 4
Dark - Not Lighted 4
Dawn 1

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
Indiana 4
South Carolina 3
Florida 2
Texas 1
Arizona 1
Virginia 1
Missouri 1
Mississippi 1
Kentucky 1
Illinois 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 4, 2024 Bridgeton, St. Louis County, Missouri 1
Oct 21, 2024 Painter, Accomack County, Virginia 1
Oct 9, 2024 Porter County, Indiana 1
Aug 6, 2024 Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
May 1, 2024 Boone County, Indiana 1
Apr 5, 2024 Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan 1
Feb 23, 2024 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
May 6, 2023 Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina 1
Mar 31, 2023 Storey County, Nevada 2
Mar 10, 2023 Jackson County, Mississippi 1
Mar 1, 2023 Chambers County, Texas 1
Oct 31, 2022 Issaquah, King County, Washington 1
Jul 1, 2022 North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina 2
Jun 29, 2022 Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana 1
Jul 25, 2021 Henderson County, Kentucky 1
May 8, 2021 Polk County, Florida 1
Jul 1, 2020 Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida 1
Jun 24, 2020 Berkeley County, South Carolina 1
Apr 9, 2020 Sangamon County, Illinois 1

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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.