Fatal crash profile · Model year

2006 Chevrolet Impala

Compared with Chevrolet Impala · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
205
Fatal crashes
205
Deaths inside
145
Other deaths
93

Between 2020 and 2024, 205 vehicles described as 2006 Chevrolet Impala were involved in 205 fatal crashes in the United States. 145 people died inside these vehicles and 93 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 52
2021 51
2022 42
2023 30
2024 30

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

61%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Impala: 59%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 33 23
2021 39 24
2022 30 15
2023 21 15
2024 22 16

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 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet Impala: 24%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 1.4 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%

53%

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 2006 Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 26.3% 23.8% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 25.4% 20.9% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 52.7% 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 149
Cloudy 29
Rain 17
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3
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 95
Dark - Lighted 47
Dark - Not Lighted 46
Dawn 6
Dusk 5

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
Michigan 17
Texas 15
Indiana 12
Tennessee 11
Florida 9
Alabama 9
South Carolina 8
Wisconsin 8
Ohio 8
California 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Apr 9, 2023 Escambia County, Alabama 1
Apr 3, 2023 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Mar 9, 2023 North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina 1
Feb 24, 2023 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
Feb 8, 2023 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Feb 5, 2023 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jan 28, 2023 Columbia County, Pennsylvania 1
Jan 16, 2023 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Jan 9, 2023 Corson County, South Dakota 1
Jan 3, 2023 Fitchburg, Dane County, Wisconsin 1
Dec 26, 2022 West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas 1
Dec 5, 2022 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon 1
Nov 24, 2022 Roseville, Macomb County, Michigan 2
Nov 12, 2022 Redford Township, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Nov 3, 2022 Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 29, 2022 Geauga County, Ohio 1
Oct 29, 2022 DeKalb County, Illinois 1
Oct 14, 2022 Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi 1
Aug 9, 2022 Hardin County, Ohio 1
Aug 1, 2022 Stephenville, Erath County, Texas 1
Jul 29, 2022 Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts 2
Jul 18, 2022 Portsmouth, Portsmouth city, Virginia 1
Jul 17, 2022 Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Jul 6, 2022 Deschutes County, Oregon 1
Jun 25, 2022 Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan 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.