Fatal crash profile · Model

Buick Park Avenue

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 130
Fatal crashes: 130
Deaths inside: 110
Other deaths: 42

Between 2020 and 2024, 130 vehicles described as Buick Park Avenue were involved in 130 fatal crashes in the United States. 110 people died inside these vehicles and 42 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	33
2021	25
2022	29
2023	23
2024	20

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	27	8
2021	25	8
2022	26	7
2023	19	6
2024	13	13

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

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 85 percent of the share for Buick: 16%
About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

25%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.6 times the share for Buick: 15%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

39%

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

About 90 percent of the share for Buick: 44%
About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Buick Park Avenue	Buick	All vehicles
Driver speeding	13.8%	16.1%	19.0%
Driver drinking	24.6%	15.4%	17.7%
At night	39.2%	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	88
Cloudy	25
Rain	9
Snow	2
Fog, Smog, Smoke	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	72
Dark - Not Lighted	37
Dark - Lighted	11
Dusk	6
Dawn	4

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	12
Indiana	10
Michigan	7
North Carolina	6
Georgia	6
Florida	6
Alabama	5
Illinois	5
Wisconsin	5
Nebraska	5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Buick Park Avenue by model year

2005 10 crashes
2004 10 crashes
2003 18 crashes
2002 12 crashes
2001 16 crashes
2000 13 crashes
1999 14 crashes
1998 12 crashes
1997 10 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
Sep 19, 2023	Madison County, Alabama	SR-53	1
Sep 15, 2023	Elbing, Butler County, Kansas	NW BUTLER RD	1
Aug 5, 2023	Madison County, Indiana	CR-50	1
Jul 28, 2023	Surprise, Maricopa County, Arizona	R H JOHNSON BLVD	1
Jul 11, 2023	Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia	I-64 RAMP	1
Jul 6, 2023	Victoria, Victoria County, Texas	US-59	1
Jun 29, 2023	Robeson County, North Carolina	SR-71	1
Jun 21, 2023	Okaloosa County, Florida	US-90	1
May 10, 2023	Seneca County, Ohio	TS-119	1
May 6, 2023	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	I-240 EXIT RAMP	1
May 4, 2023	Clay County, Kansas	US-24	1
Apr 5, 2023	Levy County, Florida	NW 70TH AVE	1
Mar 14, 2023	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	SR-45	1
Feb 18, 2023	Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota	BIA-27	1
Jan 27, 2023	Donley County, Texas	US-287	1
Jan 23, 2023	Labette County, Kansas	US-400	2
Jan 21, 2023	Kent, King County, Washington	MU-CENTRAL AVE S	1
Jan 17, 2023	Calaveras County, California	SR-12	1
Dec 17, 2022	Clay County, Missouri	CR-SALEM RD	2
Dec 14, 2022	New Castle County, Delaware	OLD STATE RD	1
Dec 6, 2022	Fort Bend County, Texas	HARLEM RD	1
Dec 2, 2022	Northampton County, North Carolina	SSR-1314 PLEASANT GROVE RD	1
Dec 1, 2022	Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska	SR-92	1
Nov 28, 2022	Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama	SR-4 CRESTWOOD BLVD	1
Oct 12, 2022	Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia	SR-4	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.