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
May 9, 2021	Smith County, Texas	SR-31	4
May 3, 2021	Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio	OLD FURNACE RD	1
Apr 24, 2021	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia	CS-150407/STILES AVE	1
Apr 16, 2021	Munster, Lake County, Indiana	RIDGE RD	1
Apr 5, 2021	Tilton, Vermilion County, Illinois	GEORGETOWN RD	1
Mar 24, 2021	Columbia County, Florida	SR-47	1
Mar 23, 2021	Buncombe County, North Carolina	REEMS CREEK RD	1
Mar 19, 2021	North Riverside, Cook County, Illinois	CERMAK RD	1
Mar 11, 2021	Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi	NORTHSIDE DR	1
Jan 7, 2021	Newberry County, South Carolina	SR-76	1
Dec 25, 2020	Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas	ORVILLE AVE	2
Dec 21, 2020	Tallahatchie County, Mississippi	CR-TIPPO ROAD	1
Dec 17, 2020	Hancock County, Iowa	CR-B16/310TH ST	2
Nov 25, 2020	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	LIVERNOIS AVE	1
Oct 10, 2020	Waco, McLennan County, Texas	9TH ST	1
Oct 2, 2020	Highland Village, Denton County, Texas	FM 407	1
Sep 20, 2020	Madison County, Iowa	CR-P68/PAMMEL PARK RD	1
Sep 16, 2020	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	WINCHESTER RD	1
Aug 22, 2020	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio	CR-239 WINTON RD	1
Aug 21, 2020	Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas	I-235	1
Aug 7, 2020	Washington County, Arkansas	I-49-28	1
Aug 4, 2020	Plano, Collin County, Texas	US-75	1
Jul 30, 2020	Horry County, South Carolina	SR-992	1
Jul 25, 2020	Salisbury, Addison County, Vermont	US-7	1
Jul 2, 2020	Pike County, Pennsylvania	SR-507 WALLENPAUPACK 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.