Fatal crash profile · Model year
2015 Cadillac Escalade
Compared with Cadillac Escalade · Cadillac · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 35
- Fatal crashes
- 35
- Deaths inside
- 11
- Other deaths
- 36
Between 2020 and 2024, 35 vehicles described as 2015 Cadillac Escalade were involved in 35 fatal crashes in the United States. 11 people died inside these vehicles and 36 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 suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 |
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
23%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 60 percent of the share for Cadillac Escalade: 39%
- About half the share for Cadillac: 48%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | 3 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | 11 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 |
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
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 90 percent of the share for Cadillac Escalade: 19%
- About 80 percent of the share for Cadillac: 22%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
14%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About three-quarters of the share for Cadillac Escalade: 20%
- About two-thirds of the share for Cadillac: 20%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
57%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Cadillac Escalade: 53%
- About the same as the share for Cadillac: 53%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2015 Cadillac Escalade | Cadillac Escalade | Cadillac | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 17.1% | 19.4% | 21.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 14.3% | 19.6% | 20.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 57.1% | 53.3% | 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 | 21 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 15 |
| Dark - Lighted | 13 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 7 |
| Virginia | 4 |
| Florida | 4 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| California | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| New York | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2024 | Webster Parish, Louisiana | US-371 | 2 |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Opa-Locka, Miami-Dade County, Florida | SR-817 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2024 | Denver, Denver County, Colorado | US-40 W COLFAX AVE | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico | CR-DONA ANA RD | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Middletown, Butler County, Ohio | SR-4 VERITY PK | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina | BESSEMER CITY RD | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2023 | Tippecanoe County, Indiana | CR-900 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2023 | New York City, Queens County, New York | SR-907A CROSS ISLAND PKWY | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Richmond, Richmond city, Virginia | CR-127 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Waushara County, Wisconsin | SR-21 | 3 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Travis County, Texas | US-183 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | Butler County, Ohio | SR-63 | 2 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | SR-12 | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2023 | Washington County, Pennsylvania | SR-844 WASHINGTON PIKE | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2023 | Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana | MU-FLOURNOY LUCAS ROAD | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Derby, Sedgwick County, Kansas | ROCK RD | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2022 | De Witt County, Illinois | I-74 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2022 | Yoakum County, Texas | SR-214 | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2022 | El Paso, El Paso County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Chesapeake, Chesapeake city, Virginia | SR-168/BATTERFIELD BLVD | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | FM 1960 RD | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida | CR-210 | 3 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Huntington, Suffolk County, New York | CUBA HILL RD | 2 |
| Nov 25, 2021 | Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana | US-51 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2021 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | FM 1093/WESTHEIMER RD | 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.