Fatal crash profile · Model year

2005 Chevrolet Impala

Compared with Chevrolet Impala · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
110
Fatal crashes
110
Deaths inside
84
Other deaths
37

Between 2020 and 2024, 110 vehicles described as 2005 Chevrolet Impala were involved in 110 fatal crashes in the United States. 84 people died inside these vehicles and 37 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 30
2021 23
2022 23
2023 20
2024 14

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

69%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Impala: 59%
  • About 1.4 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 26 9
2021 18 8
2022 15 9
2023 12 8
2024 13 3

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

30%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

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

25%

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 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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 2005 Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 30.0% 23.8% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 25.5% 20.9% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 51.8% 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 80
Cloudy 15
Rain 8
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
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 48
Dark - Lighted 31
Dark - Not Lighted 25
Dawn 3
Dusk 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
Texas 14
Florida 7
Ohio 6
Wisconsin 6
Mississippi 6
Tennessee 5
Indiana 5
Alabama 5
Missouri 5
Kentucky 5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 15, 2024 Leake County, Mississippi 1
Dec 7, 2024 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Nov 30, 2024 Cedar City, Iron County, Utah 1
Oct 27, 2024 Neosho County, Kansas 1
Oct 3, 2024 Palestine, Anderson County, Texas 1
Sep 18, 2024 Wilkes County, North Carolina 1
May 27, 2024 Adams County, Pennsylvania 1
May 20, 2024 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska 1
Apr 29, 2024 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 1
Mar 25, 2024 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Feb 11, 2024 Midland County, Texas 1
Jan 23, 2024 Greensville County, Virginia 1
Jan 21, 2024 Opa-Locka, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Jan 11, 2024 Amarillo, Randall County, Texas 3
Dec 9, 2023 Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama 1
Nov 21, 2023 Niagra, Niagara County, New York 1
Nov 19, 2023 Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio 1
Oct 29, 2023 Cobb County, Georgia 1
Oct 28, 2023 Walla Walla County, Washington 1
Oct 24, 2023 Alcorn County, Mississippi 1
Oct 23, 2023 St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana 1
Sep 29, 2023 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Aug 21, 2023 Vilas County, Wisconsin 1
Jul 15, 2023 Harrison County, Mississippi 1
Jun 18, 2023 Harris County, Texas 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.