Fatal crash profile · Model year

2019 Ford Escape

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
115
Fatal crashes
115
Deaths inside
58
Other deaths
69

Between 2020 and 2024, 115 vehicles described as 2019 Ford Escape were involved in 115 fatal crashes in the United States. 58 people died inside these vehicles and 69 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 20
2021 27
2022 23
2023 22
2024 23

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 90 percent of the share for Ford Escape: 51%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 45%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 9 12
2021 20 10
2022 11 15
2023 9 14
2024 9 18

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

5%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About half the share for Ford Escape: 11%
  • About one-third of the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

7%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 55 percent of the share for Ford Escape: 13%
  • About 45 percent of the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

46%

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

  • About the same as the share for Ford Escape: 43%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2019 Ford Escape Ford Escape Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 5.2% 11.5% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 7.0% 12.6% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 46.1% 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 86
Cloudy 13
Rain 9
Snow 5
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 62
Dark - Not Lighted 28
Dark - Lighted 18
Dark - Unknown Lighting 3
Dawn 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
Michigan 16
Texas 9
Florida 9
West Virginia 6
Georgia 6
Illinois 5
Indiana 5
North Carolina 4
Pennsylvania 4
Massachusetts 4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Sep 19, 2022 Chesterfield Township, Macomb County, Michigan 1
Sep 17, 2022 Centre County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 17, 2022 Lakeland, Polk County, Florida 1
Sep 15, 2022 Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan 1
Sep 8, 2022 Southmayd, Grayson County, Texas 1
Sep 6, 2022 Oak Lawn, Cook County, Illinois 1
Aug 29, 2022 Douglas County, Oregon 1
Aug 24, 2022 Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts 1
Aug 5, 2022 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Jul 19, 2022 Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio 1
May 14, 2022 Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado 1
Apr 18, 2022 Currituck County, North Carolina 1
Apr 16, 2022 Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Apr 13, 2022 Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia 1
Apr 2, 2022 Eastland County, Texas 2
Mar 24, 2022 Visalia, Tulare County, California 1
Feb 27, 2022 Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Kentucky 1
Feb 4, 2022 Romulus, Wayne County, Michigan 2
Dec 16, 2021 Navajo County, Arizona 3
Dec 14, 2021 Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine 1
Nov 29, 2021 Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina 1
Nov 20, 2021 Logansport, Cass County, Indiana 1
Nov 14, 2021 Poynette, Columbia County, Wisconsin 1
Nov 11, 2021 Wyoming, Kent County, Michigan 1
Oct 14, 2021 Wheeling, Ohio 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.