Fatal crash profile · Model year
2003 Buick Regal
Compared with Buick Regal · Buick · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 15
- Fatal crashes
- 15
- Deaths inside
- 10
- Other deaths
- 5
Between 2020 and 2024, 15 vehicles described as 2003 Buick Regal were involved in 15 fatal crashes in the United States. 10 people died inside these vehicles and 5 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 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
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
67%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Buick Regal: 57%
- About 1.1 times the share for Buick: 59%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 30 percent of the share for Buick Regal: 24%
- About 40 percent of the share for Buick: 16%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About one-third of the share for Buick Regal: 20%
- About 45 percent of the share for Buick: 15%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
60%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Buick Regal: 51%
- About 1.4 times the share for Buick: 44%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2003 Buick Regal | Buick Regal | Buick | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.7% | 23.8% | 16.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 6.7% | 20.1% | 15.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 60.0% | 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 | 10 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 2 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2024 | DeSoto County, Mississippi | US-51 | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2024 | North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada | N LAS VEGAS BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | Cedar County, Nebraska | US-81 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Dolton, Cook County, Illinois | I-94 | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | Nelson County, Kentucky | SR-457 HOLY CROSS RD | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2022 | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas | S WEST ST | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Jefferson County, Alabama | SR-269 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | E 21ST ST SOUTH | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2021 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | S WESTERN AVE | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Graves County, Kentucky | SR-80 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Roscommon County, Michigan | SR-18 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Rialto, San Bernardino County, California | BASELINE RD | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2020 | Cobb County, Georgia | CR- 26580 | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2020 | Stearns County, Minnesota | SR-15 | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Polk County, Florida | US-17 | 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.