Fatal crash profile · Model year
1996 Buick Regal
Compared with Buick Regal · Buick · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 12
- Fatal crashes
- 12
- Deaths inside
- 4
- Other deaths
- 8
Between 2020 and 2024, 12 vehicles described as 1996 Buick Regal were involved in 12 fatal crashes in the United States. 4 people died inside these vehicles and 8 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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
33%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 60 percent of the share for Buick Regal: 57%
- About 55 percent of the share for Buick: 59%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
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
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About one-third of the share for Buick Regal: 24%
- About half the share for Buick: 16%
- About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Buick Regal: 20%
- About 5 percent of the share for Buick: 15%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
33%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About two-thirds of the share for Buick Regal: 51%
- About three-quarters of the share for Buick: 44%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 1996 Buick Regal | Buick Regal | Buick | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 8.3% | 23.8% | 16.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 20.1% | 15.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 33.3% | 50.9% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 9 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 2 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2024 | Bountiful, Beaver County, Utah | 800 EAST | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Columbia County, Oregon | SCAPPOOSE VERONIA HWY | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina | SSR-1209 INDEPENDENCE BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky | US-27 PARIS PIKE | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2022 | Riverside County, California | AULD RD | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2022 | Cottonwood County, Minnesota | CR-6 | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California | SR-14 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2021 | Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina | SR-510 WOODS LAKE RD | 1 |
| May 26, 2021 | Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi | NORTHSIDE DR | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi | STATE STREET | 1 |
| May 14, 2020 | Shively, Jefferson County, Kentucky | SR-2049 | 1 |
| May 12, 2020 | Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona | SR-387 | 1 |
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.