Fatal crash profile · Model year

2008 Ford Escape

Compared with Ford Escape · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
140
Fatal crashes
140
Deaths inside
90
Other deaths
70

Between 2020 and 2024, 140 vehicles described as 2008 Ford Escape were involved in 140 fatal crashes in the United States. 90 people died inside these vehicles and 70 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 26
2021 32
2022 25
2023 31
2024 26

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

56%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Ford Escape: 51%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Ford: 45%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 17 16
2021 20 16
2022 19 9
2023 17 17
2024 17 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

10%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 85 percent of the share for Ford Escape: 11%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Ford: 16%
  • About half the share for all vehicles: 19%

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Ford Escape: 13%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Ford: 16%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%

54%

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

  • About 1.2 times the share for Ford Escape: 43%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 46%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2008 Ford Escape Ford Escape Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 10.0% 11.5% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 12.1% 12.6% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 53.6% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 98
Cloudy 18
Rain 15
Snow 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 65
Dark - Not Lighted 35
Dark - Lighted 30
Dusk 5
Dawn 3

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
California 9
North Carolina 8
Ohio 8
Michigan 8
Pennsylvania 7
Illinois 6
Missouri 6
Indiana 5
Florida 5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jan 11, 2024 Neosho, Newton County, Missouri 1
Dec 26, 2023 Johnson County, Nebraska 1
Dec 10, 2023 Wallace, Duplin County, North Carolina 1
Dec 4, 2023 Berkeley County, South Carolina 1
Dec 1, 2023 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Nov 21, 2023 Huntsville, Walker County, Texas 1
Nov 7, 2023 Babylon, Suffolk County, New York 1
Oct 20, 2023 Kermit, Mingo County, West Virginia 1
Oct 7, 2023 Bexar County, Texas 1
Sep 26, 2023 Johnson County, Iowa 1
Sep 26, 2023 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois 1
Sep 16, 2023 Waukesha County, Wisconsin 1
Sep 10, 2023 Blaine County, Idaho 1
Aug 1, 2023 Akron, Summit County, Ohio 1
Jul 30, 2023 Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois 1
Jul 2, 2023 East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
Jun 19, 2023 Darlington County, South Carolina 1
Jun 18, 2023 Roscommon County, Michigan 1
Jun 11, 2023 Covington, Newton County, Georgia 2
Jun 9, 2023 Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico 1
May 8, 2023 Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida 1
May 7, 2023 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 2
Apr 19, 2023 Fresno County, California 1
Apr 6, 2023 Harris County, Texas 1
Apr 5, 2023 Fort Ashby, Mineral County, West Virginia 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.