Fatal crash profile · Model year
2004 Buick Regal
Compared with Buick Regal · Buick · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 14
- Deaths inside
- 11
- Other deaths
- 5
Between 2020 and 2024, 14 vehicles described as 2004 Buick Regal were involved in 14 fatal crashes in the United States. 11 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 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 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
69%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Buick Regal: 57%
- About 1.2 times the share for Buick: 59%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 |
| 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
43%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.8 times the share for Buick Regal: 24%
- About 3 times the share for Buick: 16%
- About double the share for all vehicles: 19%
29%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.4 times the share for Buick Regal: 20%
- About 1.9 times the share for Buick: 15%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
79%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.5 times the share for Buick Regal: 51%
- About 1.8 times the share for Buick: 44%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2004 Buick Regal | Buick Regal | Buick | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 42.9% | 23.8% | 16.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 28.6% | 20.1% | 15.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 78.6% | 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 | 11 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Daylight | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2024 | Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan | JOLLY RD | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Maury County, Tennessee | CR-SCRIBNER MILL RD | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Moore County, North Carolina | SR-690 | 2 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon | NE GLISAN ST | 1 |
| May 5, 2023 | Washtenaw County, Michigan | US-12 MICHIGAN AVE | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | Champaign County, Illinois | US-150 | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Hidalgo County, Texas | CR-DILLON RD | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2021 | Marrero, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana | SR-541 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Flathead County, Montana | US-93 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2020 | Vallejo, Solano County, California | SR-29 SONOMA BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2020 | Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | SHADE AVE | 1 |
| May 8, 2020 | Robeson County, North Carolina | SR-72 | 1 |
| May 2, 2020 | Sumter County, South Carolina | SR-53 | 2 |
| Feb 24, 2020 | Westmoreland County, Virginia | CR-604 | 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.