Fatal crash profile · Model

Ducati Superbike

Compared with Ducati · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
71
Fatal crashes
71
Deaths inside
68
Other deaths
3

Between 2020 and 2024, 71 vehicles described as Ducati Superbike were involved in 71 fatal crashes in the United States. 68 people died inside these vehicles and 3 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 motorcycles or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 14
2021 17
2022 11
2023 11
2024 18

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

96%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Ducati: 96%
  • About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 14 0
2021 15 2
2022 10 1
2023 11 0
2024 18 0

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

55%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Ducati: 50%
  • About 3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 80 percent of the share for Ducati: 24%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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

  • About the same as the share for Ducati: 50%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Ducati Superbike Ducati All vehicles
Driver speeding 54.9% 50.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 19.7% 24.2% 17.7%
At night 52.1% 50.3% 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 58
Cloudy 6
Rain 3
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 41
Dark - Lighted 17
Dusk 6
Dark - Not Lighted 6
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
California 13
Florida 10
Texas 7
New York 6
Colorado 5
South Carolina 5
Illinois 3
Pennsylvania 2
Georgia 2
Massachusetts 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ducati Superbike by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
May 2, 2023 Charleston County, South Carolina 1
Apr 2, 2023 San Diego County, California 1
Mar 21, 2023 Gary, Lake County, Indiana 1
Jan 12, 2023 Riverside County, California 1
Oct 21, 2022 Wilmington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
Oct 10, 2022 Chesapeake, Chesapeake city, Virginia 1
Aug 6, 2022 Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado 1
Jul 20, 2022 Millbrae, San Mateo County, California 1
Jun 24, 2022 Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado 1
Jun 18, 2022 Valley County, Idaho 1
Jun 4, 2022 Placentia, Orange County, California 1
May 29, 2022 Whitehall, Washington County, New York 1
May 5, 2022 Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida 1
Apr 30, 2022 Greenville County, South Carolina 1
Feb 10, 2022 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
Nov 21, 2021 Santa Clara County, California 1
Nov 7, 2021 Larimer County, Colorado 1
Sep 7, 2021 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Sep 4, 2021 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Aug 21, 2021 Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts 1
Aug 13, 2021 Thornton, Adams County, Colorado 1
Aug 2, 2021 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Jul 24, 2021 Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York 1
Jul 24, 2021 Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Jul 20, 2021 Modesto, Stanislaus County, California 1

Compare Ducati Superbike with another vehicle

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.