Fatal crash profile · Model year

1997 Chevrolet Blazer

Compared with Chevrolet Blazer · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
38
Fatal crashes
38
Deaths inside
32
Other deaths
9

Between 2020 and 2024, 38 vehicles described as 1997 Chevrolet Blazer were involved in 38 fatal crashes in the United States. 32 people died inside these vehicles and 9 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 12
2021 10
2022 8
2023 4
2024 4

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

78%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Blazer: 65%
  • About 1.6 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 12 2
2021 8 2
2022 6 3
2023 3 1
2024 3 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

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet Blazer: 20%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

34%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.4 times the share for Chevrolet Blazer: 24%
  • About 1.8 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

55%

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

  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet Blazer: 49%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 1997 Chevrolet Blazer Chevrolet Blazer Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 26.3% 20.3% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 34.2% 23.9% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 55.3% 48.9% 49.1% 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 24
Cloudy 8
Rain 2
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
Snow 1

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 16
Dark - Not Lighted 12
Dark - Lighted 6
Dawn 2
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1

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
Ohio 6
Illinois 4
Alabama 3
Michigan 3
Kentucky 2
Louisiana 2
Virginia 2
Indiana 2
Texas 2
North Dakota 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jan 9, 2021 Lake County, Illinois 1
Nov 15, 2020 Kerr County, Texas 1
Oct 28, 2020 Knox County, Illinois 1
Oct 18, 2020 Campbell County, Kentucky 1
Oct 6, 2020 Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota 1
Oct 3, 2020 Wells County, Indiana 1
Jul 7, 2020 Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky 1
Jun 13, 2020 Cascade County, Montana 2
May 30, 2020 Brook Park, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
May 22, 2020 Sublette County, Wyoming 1
May 16, 2020 Doyline, Webster Parish, Louisiana 1
May 5, 2020 Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas 2
Apr 1, 2020 Forrest County, Mississippi 1

Compare 1997 Chevrolet Blazer 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.