Fatal crash profile · Model

Buick Lucerne

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 258
Fatal crashes: 257
Deaths inside: 191
Other deaths: 100

Between 2020 and 2024, 258 vehicles described as Buick Lucerne were involved in 257 fatal crashes in the United States. 191 people died inside these vehicles and 100 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	55
2021	58
2022	60
2023	48
2024	37

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

66%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.1 times the share for Buick: 59%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	37	21
2021	37	30
2022	50	19
2023	40	15
2024	27	15

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

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.5 times the share for Buick: 16%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.2 times the share for Buick: 15%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

45%

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

About the same as the share for Buick: 44%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Buick Lucerne	Buick	All vehicles
Driver speeding	24.0%	16.1%	19.0%
Driver drinking	18.6%	15.4%	17.7%
At night	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	182
Cloudy	33
Rain	21
Snow	5
Fog, Smog, Smoke	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	141
Dark - Not Lighted	62
Dark - Lighted	46
Dawn	4
Dark - Unknown Lighting	3

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
Michigan	19
Illinois	17
Florida	14
Ohio	14
South Carolina	13
Texas	13
Missouri	13
Wisconsin	12
Indiana	10
Virginia	9

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Buick Lucerne by model year

2011 22 crashes
2010 19 crashes
2009 25 crashes
2008 59 crashes
2007 69 crashes
2006 63 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
Aug 11, 2023	Wright County, Minnesota	SR-55	1
Aug 2, 2023	St. Clair County, Michigan	RANGE RD	1
Jul 31, 2023	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	SR-611 BROAD ST	1
Jul 22, 2023	Springfield, Greene County, Missouri	MU-KANSAS EXPY	1
Jul 20, 2023	Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee	SR-174 LONG HOLLOW PK	1
Jul 20, 2023	Mercer County, Illinois	80TH AVE	1
Jul 3, 2023	Beaufort County, South Carolina	US-21 LADYS ISLAND DRIVE	1
Jun 21, 2023	Washington County, Wisconsin	CR-K	1
Jun 14, 2023	Sonoma County, California	SR-12	1
May 30, 2023	Crawford County, Ohio	SR-4 SANDUSKY AV	1
May 16, 2023	Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi	MU-28TH ST	1
May 6, 2023	Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina	SR-7 SAM RITTENBERG BLVD	1
May 2, 2023	Dallas County, Arkansas	SR-8	1
May 1, 2023	Huntington County, Indiana	US-24	1
Apr 28, 2023	Scott County, Mississippi	I-20	1
Apr 22, 2023	Houston, Harris County, Texas	I-69 US-59	1
Apr 16, 2023	Bay County, Michigan	I-75	1
Apr 12, 2023	Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia	CR-30800 WARE ST	1
Apr 6, 2023	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri	MU-E 63RD ST	2
Mar 31, 2023	Storey County, Nevada	ELECTRIC AVE	2
Mar 24, 2023	Flathead County, Montana	SR-83	1
Mar 23, 2023	Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas	SEVERANCE ST	1
Mar 15, 2023	Union County, Ohio	US-33	1
Mar 15, 2023	Shawnee County, Kansas	46TH ST	1
Mar 14, 2023	Nelson County, Virginia	US-29	1

Compare 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.