Fatal crash profile · Model year
2008 Cadillac STS
Compared with Cadillac STS · Cadillac · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 14
- Deaths inside
- 9
- Other deaths
- 10
Between 2020 and 2024, 14 vehicles described as 2008 Cadillac STS were involved in 14 fatal crashes in the United States. 9 people died inside these vehicles and 10 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 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
47%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 80 percent of the share for Cadillac STS: 60%
- About the same as the share for Cadillac: 48%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 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
21%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About two-thirds of the share for Cadillac STS: 33%
- About the same as the share for Cadillac: 22%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
29%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Cadillac STS: 30%
- About 1.4 times the share for Cadillac: 20%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
64%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Cadillac STS: 54%
- About 1.2 times the share for Cadillac: 53%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2008 Cadillac STS | Cadillac STS | Cadillac | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 21.4% | 32.9% | 21.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 28.6% | 30.5% | 20.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 64.3% | 53.7% | 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 | 10 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2024 | Colton, San Bernardino County, California | I-215 RIVERSIDE FWY | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | SR-885 BLVD OF THE ALLIES | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas | MU-BALDWIN BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2023 | Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota | CR-21 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2022 | McCormick County, South Carolina | SR-28 HWY 28 | 2 |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Wood County, Texas | FM 515 | 4 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | Bannock County, Idaho | US-30 | 2 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | Tunica County, Mississippi | CR-OLD HWY 61 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | WILCREST DR | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2021 | Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina | SSR-2053 JONES DAIRY RD | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2021 | Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado | US-287 MAIN ST | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Hamilton County, Indiana | SR-38 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2020 | Oakland County, Michigan | SR-59 HIGHLAND RD | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | Falling Spring, Greenbrier County, West Virginia | US-219 | 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.