Fatal crash profile · Model year

2018 Chevrolet Impala

Compared with Chevrolet Impala · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
80
Fatal crashes
80
Deaths inside
40
Other deaths
47

Between 2020 and 2024, 80 vehicles described as 2018 Chevrolet Impala were involved in 80 fatal crashes in the United States. 40 people died inside these vehicles and 47 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 11
2021 23
2022 15
2023 12
2024 19

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

46%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About three-quarters of the share for Chevrolet Impala: 59%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 7 6
2021 8 16
2022 8 8
2023 7 5
2024 10 12

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

28%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Impala: 24%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

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

54%

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 2018 Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 27.5% 23.8% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 22.5% 20.9% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 53.8% 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 64
Cloudy 8
Rain 6
Sleet or Hail 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 37
Dark - Not Lighted 23
Dark - Lighted 16
Dusk 2
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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 10
Georgia 10
North Carolina 8
Florida 7
Missouri 4
Illinois 3
California 3
Maryland 3
Tennessee 3
Pennsylvania 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Sep 3, 2021 Citrus County, Florida 1
Aug 26, 2021 Smith County, Texas 1
Aug 1, 2021 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 1
Jun 25, 2021 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 1
Jun 8, 2021 Saint John, Lake County, Indiana 1
Jun 6, 2021 Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee 1
May 31, 2021 Indian River County, Florida 1
May 29, 2021 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois 1
May 26, 2021 Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina 1
May 13, 2021 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 1
Apr 22, 2021 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Apr 15, 2021 Colbert County, Alabama 1
Mar 31, 2021 Wharton County, Texas 1
Mar 26, 2021 Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Mar 17, 2021 Greenwood County, Kansas 1
Mar 2, 2021 Antioch, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Feb 6, 2021 East Point, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Jan 19, 2021 Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma 1
Jan 13, 2021 Curry County, New Mexico 1
Dec 21, 2020 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee 1
Nov 12, 2020 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Sep 28, 2020 Fall River County, South Dakota 1
Sep 28, 2020 McDonough, Henry County, Georgia 1
Sep 15, 2020 New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida 1
Sep 5, 2020 Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri 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.