Fatal crash profile · Model
Buick Skylark
Compared with Buick · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2023
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 14
- Deaths inside
- 12
- Other deaths
- 3
Between 2020 and 2023, 14 vehicles described as Buick Skylark were involved in 14 fatal crashes in the United States. 12 people died inside these vehicles and 3 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 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 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
80%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.4 times the share for Buick: 59%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 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
14%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 90 percent of the share for Buick: 16%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About half the share for Buick: 15%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
50%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for Buick: 44%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Buick Skylark | Buick | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 14.3% | 16.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 7.1% | 15.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 50.0% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 2 |
| Washington | 2 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Montana | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2023 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | SR-64 W NORTH AVE | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia | SR-5 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Auburn, King County, Washington | AUBURN WAY N | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Lyon County, Nevada | US-50 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2021 | St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri | WINNEBAGO ST | 1 |
| May 3, 2021 | Harney County, Oregon | US-20 ODOT 7 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Sanders County, Montana | SR-200 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2020 | Johnson County, Missouri | US-50 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Adams County, Pennsylvania | SR-2006 NARROW DR | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2020 | Hot Spring County, Arkansas | I-30-210 | 1 |
| May 16, 2020 | Larue County, Kentucky | SR-61 | 2 |
| Apr 30, 2020 | Bruceton, Carroll County, Tennessee | US-70 SR-1 BROAD ST | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2020 | Yakima, Yakima County, Washington | S 18TH ST | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Burt County, Nebraska | US-77 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.