Fatal crash profile · Model year
2009 Cadillac DTS
Compared with Cadillac DTS · Cadillac · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 14
- Deaths inside
- 11
- Other deaths
- 5
Between 2020 and 2024, 14 vehicles described as 2009 Cadillac DTS 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 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 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
69%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Cadillac DTS: 65%
- About 1.4 times the share for Cadillac: 48%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 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
14%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About two-thirds of the share for Cadillac DTS: 21%
- About two-thirds of the share for Cadillac: 22%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About one-quarter of the share for Cadillac DTS: 28%
- About one-third of the share for Cadillac: 20%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
43%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Cadillac DTS: 42%
- About 80 percent of the share for Cadillac: 53%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2009 Cadillac DTS | Cadillac DTS | Cadillac | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 14.3% | 20.7% | 21.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 7.1% | 27.9% | 20.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 42.9% | 42.1% | 53.1% | 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 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2024 | Cook County, Illinois | SR- CENTRAL AVE | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2023 | Dubuque County, Iowa | US-151 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Wayne County, Tennessee | US-64 SR-15 LAWRENCEBURG HWY | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | Butler County, Pennsylvania | US-19 PERRY HWY | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Marlboro County, South Carolina | SR-38 HWY 38 S | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Grants, Cibola County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Robeson County, North Carolina | SR-71 | 2 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado | SR-30 N HAVANA ST | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2021 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | IDLEWILD RD | 1 |
| May 12, 2021 | Miami County, Ohio | CR-25A | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2021 | North Riverside, Cook County, Illinois | CERMAK RD | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2021 | Newberry County, South Carolina | SR-76 | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2020 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas | ORVILLE AVE | 2 |
| May 21, 2020 | Circleville, Orange County, New York | SR-302 | 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.