Fatal crash profile · Model

Cadillac DTS

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 140
Fatal crashes: 140
Deaths inside: 99
Other deaths: 54

Between 2020 and 2024, 140 vehicles described as Cadillac DTS were involved in 140 fatal crashes in the United States. 99 people died inside these vehicles and 54 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	30
2021	27
2022	28
2023	30
2024	25

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

65%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.3 times the share for Cadillac: 48%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	25	11
2021	23	9
2022	15	14
2023	19	12
2024	17	8

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

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About the same as the share for Cadillac: 22%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

28%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.4 times the share for Cadillac: 20%
About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

42%

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

About 80 percent of the share for Cadillac: 53%
About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Cadillac DTS	Cadillac	All vehicles
Driver speeding	20.7%	21.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	27.9%	20.2%	17.7%
At night	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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	97
Cloudy	18
Rain	13
Fog, Smog, Smoke	2
Sleet or Hail	2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	78
Dark - Lighted	30
Dark - Not Lighted	27
Dusk	4

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
Texas	14
Illinois	11
North Carolina	11
Ohio	10
South Carolina	8
Tennessee	7
Michigan	7
Florida	7
Mississippi	5
Pennsylvania	5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Cadillac DTS by model year

2011 10 crashes
2010 10 crashes
2009 14 crashes
2008 28 crashes
2007 32 crashes
2006 46 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Mar 5, 2023	Macon County, Illinois	SR-121	1
Feb 22, 2023	Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma	US-69	1
Feb 17, 2023	Grants, Cibola County, New Mexico	I-40	1
Feb 3, 2023	Henry County, Indiana	I-70	1
Jan 19, 2023	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas	TOPEKA BLVD	1
Dec 16, 2022	Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama	LINDEN ST	1
Dec 12, 2022	Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	SR-61	1
Dec 3, 2022	Flint, Genesee County, Michigan	DUPONT ST	1
Dec 2, 2022	Mendocino County, California	SR-20	1
Nov 26, 2022	Wagoner County, Oklahoma	US-69	1
Nov 25, 2022	Sampson County, North Carolina	I-40	1
Oct 27, 2022	Kosciusko County, Indiana	SR-13	1
Oct 21, 2022	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky	I-64	1
Oct 2, 2022	Brevard County, Florida	SR-407	1
Sep 13, 2022	Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas	CS-S UNIVERSITY	1
Aug 20, 2022	Hutto, Williamson County, Texas	US-79	1
Aug 1, 2022	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	US-1 ROOSEVELT BLVD	1
Jul 15, 2022	American Falls, Power County, Idaho	I-86	1
Jun 19, 2022	Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	SR-64	1
Jun 9, 2022	Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Florida	BEACH ST	1
May 29, 2022	Kent County, Delaware	BOWERS BEACH RD	1
May 22, 2022	Lexington County, South Carolina	SR-104 OLD BARNWELL RD	1
Apr 28, 2022	Coshocton County, Ohio	SR-83	1
Apr 19, 2022	Akron, Summit County, Ohio	CR-27 CUYAHOGA ST	1
Apr 19, 2022	DeKalb County, Illinois	MALTA RD	1

Compare Cadillac DTS 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.