Fatal crash profile · Model year
1999 Ford Escort
Compared with Ford Escort · Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 15
- Fatal crashes
- 15
- Deaths inside
- 15
- Other deaths
- 2
Between 2020 and 2024, 15 vehicles described as 1999 Ford Escort were involved in 15 fatal crashes in the United States. 15 people died inside these vehicles and 2 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
88%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Ford Escort: 80%
- About double the share for Ford: 45%
- About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 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
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 40 percent of the share for Ford Escort: 17%
- About 40 percent of the share for Ford: 16%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%
27%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.3 times the share for Ford Escort: 21%
- About 1.6 times the share for Ford: 16%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
53%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.5 times the share for Ford Escort: 36%
- About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 46%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 1999 Ford Escort | Ford Escort | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.7% | 16.7% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 26.7% | 20.5% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 53.3% | 35.9% | 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 | 8 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Snow | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2024 | Berks County, Pennsylvania | SR-422 PENN AVE | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2024 | Columbia County, Oregon | SR-47 ODOT 110 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | E W T HARRIS BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Collegedale, Hamilton County, Tennessee | SR-317 APISON PK | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | Morgan County, Ohio | CR-2 RIVER RD SE | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Athens, Greene County, New York | I-87 | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2022 | St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri | SR-H | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | Lonsdale, Garland County, Arkansas | US-70 | 2 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | Linn County, Oregon | SR-34 ODOT 210 | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | CHALMERS ST | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2021 | Lane County, Oregon | SR-126E ODOT 15 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | SR-2009 ARAMINGO AVE | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Henderson County, Tennessee | CR-OLD REAGAN RD | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2020 | Catawba County, North Carolina | SSR-1148 ROBINWOOD RD | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2020 | Adair County, Iowa | 260TH ST | 2 |
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.