Fatal crash profile · Model year
2002 Ford Escape
Compared with Ford Escape · Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 53
- Fatal crashes
- 53
- Deaths inside
- 38
- Other deaths
- 19
Between 2020 and 2024, 53 vehicles described as 2002 Ford Escape were involved in 53 fatal crashes in the United States. 38 people died inside these vehicles and 19 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 suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 |
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
67%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.3 times the share for Ford Escape: 51%
- About 1.5 times the share for Ford: 45%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | 14 | 7 |
| 2022 | 8 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 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
25%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About double the share for Ford Escape: 11%
- About 1.5 times the share for Ford: 16%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.3 times the share for Ford Escape: 13%
- About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
40%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Ford Escape: 43%
- About 85 percent of the share for Ford: 46%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2002 Ford Escape | Ford Escape | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 24.5% | 11.5% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 17.0% | 12.6% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 39.6% | 43.2% | 45.5% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 32 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 32 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 14 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dusk | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 4 |
| Texas | 4 |
| North Carolina | 4 |
| Georgia | 4 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Ohio | 2 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2024 | Acadia Parish, Louisiana | US-90 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | BELLVUE ST | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Georgetown County, South Carolina | US-17 OCEAN HWY | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Pooler, Chatham County, Georgia | I-16 EB | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2024 | Jefferson County, Oregon | US-26 ODOT 53 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Boise City, Cimarron County, Oklahoma | SR-325 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | Pike County, Illinois | TS- PERRY FISHHOOK RD | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2024 | Hillsborough County, Florida | MU-COLSON RD | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Gove, Gove County, Kansas | CR-M | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Bartholomew County, Indiana | SR-46 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Richmond, Richmond city, Virginia | I-95 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | Tonopah, Maricopa County, Arizona | S 339TH AVE | 1 |
| May 6, 2023 | North Branch, Chisago County, Minnesota | I-35 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Cross County, Arkansas | SR-193-1 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Morgan County, Alabama | SR-157 | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Rockingham County, North Carolina | US-29 | 2 |
| Nov 21, 2022 | Stickney, Cook County, Illinois | I-55 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Clark County, Washington | CR-NE ST JOHNS RD | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Charlotte County, Virginia | CR-727 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2022 | Kern County, California | SR-65 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2022 | Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona | S PALM LN | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2022 | Rapides Parish, Louisiana | SR-1 | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina | SR-11 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Goochland County, Virginia | I-64 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Dekalb, DeKalb County, Illinois | SR-38 | 1 |
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.