Fatal crash profile · Model year

2009 Cadillac CTS

Compared with Cadillac CTS · Cadillac · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
40
Fatal crashes
40
Deaths inside
26
Other deaths
20

Between 2020 and 2024, 40 vehicles described as 2009 Cadillac CTS were involved in 40 fatal crashes in the United States. 26 people died inside these vehicles and 20 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 10
2021 9
2022 7
2023 9
2024 5

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

Embed
Download CSV

Deaths

Who died in these crashes

57%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Cadillac CTS: 59%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Cadillac: 48%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 8 7
2021 7 3
2022 2 5
2023 6 3
2024 3 2

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

Embed
Download CSV

Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

40%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.3 times the share for Cadillac CTS: 31%
  • About 1.8 times the share for Cadillac: 22%
  • About double the share for all vehicles: 19%

35%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for Cadillac CTS: 27%
  • About 1.7 times the share for Cadillac: 20%
  • About double the share for all vehicles: 18%

65%

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

  • About the same as the share for Cadillac CTS: 61%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Cadillac: 53%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2009 Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS Cadillac All vehicles
Driver speeding 40.0% 31.0% 21.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 35.0% 26.8% 20.2% 17.7%
At night 65.0% 61.0% 53.1% 49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

Embed
Download CSV

Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 29
Cloudy 5
Rain 2
Snow 2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

Embed
Download CSV
Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 14
Dark - Not Lighted 14
Dark - Lighted 11
Dawn 1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

Embed
Download CSV

Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
Texas 7
Alabama 4
Florida 4
Virginia 3
North Carolina 3
Georgia 2
Illinois 2
California 2
Arizona 2
South Carolina 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

Embed
Download CSV

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Apr 9, 2021 Miramar, Broward County, Florida 1
Mar 21, 2021 Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Mar 14, 2021 Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida 1
Jan 22, 2021 Christian County, Illinois 1
Jan 16, 2021 Madison County, Alabama 1
Oct 2, 2020 Rockdale County, Georgia 1
Sep 3, 2020 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
Aug 24, 2020 Charles City County, Virginia 1
Aug 21, 2020 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 2
Jun 21, 2020 Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas 1
Jun 19, 2020 Clarke County, Alabama 4
Jun 12, 2020 Hays County, Texas 1
Apr 10, 2020 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana 2
Feb 28, 2020 Toms River, Ocean County, New Jersey 1
Feb 19, 2020 Falls County, Texas 1

Compare 2009 Cadillac CTS with another vehicle

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.