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
Nov 25, 2021	Berrien County, Michigan	I-94 RAMP WS1B	1
Nov 14, 2021	Tinley Park, Cook County, Illinois	I-80	1
Nov 13, 2021	Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas	SR-358	1
Nov 13, 2021	Will County, Illinois	I-55	1
Nov 10, 2021	Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio	BLUEHAVEN DR	1
Nov 4, 2021	Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida	SR-507	1
Nov 3, 2021	Calverton Park, St. Louis County, Missouri	SR-N	1
Oct 21, 2021	Sterling Heights, Macomb County, Michigan	CR-DEQUINDRE RD	1
Oct 7, 2021	Rockingham County, Virginia	I-81	1
Sep 23, 2021	Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida	SR-884	1
Sep 18, 2021	Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York	SR-290 JAMES ST	2
Sep 12, 2021	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	W WASHINGTON ST	1
Sep 11, 2021	Jefferson County, Alabama	SR-5	1
Sep 4, 2021	Marathon County, Wisconsin	CIHASKI RD	1
Aug 29, 2021	St. Clair County, Illinois	SR-3	1
Aug 27, 2021	St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota	W MINNEHAHA AVE	2
Aug 24, 2021	Miami-Dade County, Florida	I-95	1
Jul 31, 2021	St. Martin Parish, Louisiana	SR-31	1
Jul 25, 2021	Henderson County, Kentucky	SR-9005 AUDUBIN PKWY	1
Jul 23, 2021	Erie County, Pennsylvania	SR-0197 WATERFORD ST	1
Jul 19, 2021	Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California	10TH ST W	1
Jul 16, 2021	Marion County, Ohio	SR-309 HARDING HWY	1
Jul 7, 2021	Barstow, San Bernardino County, California	I-15 BARSTOW FWY	3
Jul 3, 2021	Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas	NONE	1
Jun 15, 2021	Grant County, South Dakota	CR-482ND AVE	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.