Fatal crash profile · Model year

2002 Chevrolet Blazer

Compared with Chevrolet Blazer · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
56
Fatal crashes
56
Deaths inside
50
Other deaths
12

Between 2020 and 2024, 56 vehicles described as 2002 Chevrolet Blazer were involved in 56 fatal crashes in the United States. 50 people died inside these vehicles and 12 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 15
2021 12
2022 13
2023 9
2024 7

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

81%

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 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 15 2
2021 8 4
2022 14 2
2023 7 3
2024 6 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

43%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About double the share for Chevrolet Blazer: 20%
  • About double the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About double the share for all vehicles: 19%

30%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet Blazer: 24%
  • About 1.6 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

48%

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

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Blazer: 49%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2002 Chevrolet Blazer Chevrolet Blazer Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 42.9% 20.3% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 30.4% 23.9% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 48.2% 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 42
Rain 3
Cloudy 2
Snow 2
Freezing Rain or Drizzle 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 29
Dark - Not Lighted 17
Dark - Lighted 8
Dawn 2

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
Florida 6
Pennsylvania 6
Illinois 4
Tennessee 4
Texas 4
South Carolina 3
Missouri 3
Georgia 3
Virginia 3
Arkansas 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Sep 26, 2024 Faulkner County, Arkansas 1
Aug 28, 2024 Saint Johns, Apache County, Arizona 1
Aug 14, 2024 Fairmont City, Clarion County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 28, 2024 Georgetown County, South Carolina 1
Apr 11, 2024 Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi 1
Feb 25, 2024 Vigo County, Indiana 1
Feb 17, 2024 Cape May County, New Jersey 1
Dec 26, 2023 Big Horn County, Wyoming 1
Nov 4, 2023 Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma 1
Oct 20, 2023 Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida 1
Sep 16, 2023 Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Sep 14, 2023 Carbon County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 11, 2023 Mifflin County, Pennsylvania 1
May 18, 2023 Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington 1
Apr 11, 2023 Cheatham County, Tennessee 2
Jan 6, 2023 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri 1
Dec 14, 2022 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California 2
Oct 17, 2022 Barton County, Missouri 1
Sep 11, 2022 Orange County, Florida 1
Aug 28, 2022 San Diego County, California 1
Aug 20, 2022 Coles County, Illinois 1
Jun 25, 2022 Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana 3
Jun 23, 2022 Chester County, South Carolina 1
May 30, 2022 Gray County, Texas 1
May 19, 2022 Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia 1

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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.