Fatal crash profile · Model year

2008 Chevrolet Express

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
35
Fatal crashes
35
Deaths inside
15
Other deaths
22

Between 2020 and 2024, 35 vehicles described as 2008 Chevrolet Express were involved in 35 fatal crashes in the United States. 15 people died inside these vehicles and 22 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 vans or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 7
2021 7
2022 9
2023 9
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

41%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Express: 38%
  • About 80 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 3 4
2021 5 3
2022 3 7
2023 3 6
2024 1 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 1.7 times the share for Chevrolet Express: 10%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

6%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About two-thirds of the share for Chevrolet Express: 9%
  • About 30 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 18%

46%

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

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Express: 40%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2008 Chevrolet Express Chevrolet Express Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 17.1% 10.2% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 5.7% 9.0% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 45.7% 39.6% 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 4
Rain 2
Snow 2
Severe Crosswinds 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 21
Dark - Not Lighted 7
Dark - Lighted 6
Dawn 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
California 6
Colorado 4
New York 4
Texas 4
Massachusetts 2
Florida 2
New Jersey 2
Kansas 2
Virginia 1
South Dakota 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 9, 2024 Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts 1
Jun 30, 2024 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 1
Mar 19, 2024 Oakland, Alameda County, California 1
Dec 20, 2023 Santa Barbara County, California 1
Nov 11, 2023 Hooksett, Merrimack County, New Hampshire 1
Oct 18, 2023 Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado 1
Oct 2, 2023 Pembroke Pines, Broward County, Florida 1
Aug 3, 2023 Boulder County, Colorado 1
May 23, 2023 Hutchinson County, South Dakota 1
Apr 5, 2023 Valley Center, Sedgwick County, Kansas 1
Feb 21, 2023 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
Feb 2, 2023 Pilesgrove, Salem County, New Jersey 1
Dec 24, 2022 El Paso County, Colorado 1
Nov 15, 2022 Tecumseh, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma 1
Nov 3, 2022 Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois 1
Sep 29, 2022 Babylon, Suffolk County, New York 1
Aug 22, 2022 Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado 1
Jul 5, 2022 Richland County, South Carolina 1
Jun 24, 2022 Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Jun 23, 2022 Farmington, Ontario County, New York 1
Feb 4, 2022 Lubbock County, Texas 2
Nov 27, 2021 Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas 1
Sep 14, 2021 Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York 2
Aug 31, 2021 Los Angeles County, California 1
Aug 17, 2021 Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey 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.