Fatal crash profile · Model year

2004 Chevrolet Impala

Compared with Chevrolet Impala · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
105
Fatal crashes
105
Deaths inside
84
Other deaths
31

Between 2020 and 2024, 105 vehicles described as 2004 Chevrolet Impala were involved in 105 fatal crashes in the United States. 84 people died inside these vehicles and 31 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 32
2021 27
2022 20
2023 13
2024 13

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

73%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Impala: 59%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 27 8
2021 21 7
2022 17 5
2023 10 7
2024 9 4

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

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 80 percent of the share for Chevrolet Impala: 24%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Impala: 21%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

50%

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

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Impala: 53%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2004 Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 19.0% 23.8% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 25.7% 20.9% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 49.5% 52.8% 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 76
Cloudy 17
Rain 5
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
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 53
Dark - Not Lighted 32
Dark - Lighted 15
Dusk 4
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
North Carolina 7
Texas 7
Missouri 7
Indiana 7
Illinois 6
Pennsylvania 5
Ohio 5
Mississippi 4
Wisconsin 4
Kentucky 4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 17, 2024 Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado 1
Nov 27, 2024 Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio 1
Oct 21, 2024 Traill County, North Dakota 1
Oct 19, 2024 Orangeburg County, South Carolina 1
Sep 9, 2024 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Aug 2, 2024 Kalamazoo County, Michigan 1
Jul 29, 2024 Duplin County, North Carolina 1
Jul 7, 2024 Maries County, Missouri 1
Jun 14, 2024 Lyon County, Iowa 1
Apr 10, 2024 Kitsap County, Washington 1
Apr 9, 2024 Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi 1
Mar 18, 2024 Troy, Miami County, Ohio 1
Jan 22, 2024 Guilford County, North Carolina 1
Dec 14, 2023 Roosevelt, Duchesne County, Utah 1
Dec 8, 2023 Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina 1
Dec 7, 2023 Franklin County, Indiana 1
Sep 3, 2023 Bourbon County, Kentucky 2
Aug 8, 2023 Pennsauken, Camden County, New Jersey 1
Jul 24, 2023 Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois 1
Jun 21, 2023 Mecklenburg County, Virginia 1
May 9, 2023 Manitowoc County, Wisconsin 1
May 8, 2023 Tillamook County, Oregon 1
Apr 27, 2023 Delaware County, Indiana 1
Mar 4, 2023 Hempstead, Nassau County, New York 1
Feb 26, 2023 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 4

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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.