Fatal crash profile · Model year

1996 Ford F-250

Compared with Ford F-250 · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
31
Fatal crashes
31
Deaths inside
13
Other deaths
18

Between 2020 and 2024, 31 vehicles described as 1996 Ford F-250 were involved in 31 fatal crashes in the United States. 13 people died inside these vehicles and 18 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 pickup trucks or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 3
2021 5
2022 8
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

42%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for Ford F-250: 32%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 45%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 2 1
2021 3 2
2022 2 6
2023 1 6
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

6%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 40 percent of the share for Ford F-250: 16%
  • About 40 percent of the share for Ford: 16%
  • About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Ford F-250: 18%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

45%

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

  • About 1.1 times the share for Ford F-250: 40%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 1996 Ford F-250 Ford F-250 Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 6.5% 16.1% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 16.1% 17.8% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 45.2% 40.4% 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 18
Cloudy 5
Rain 4
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
Snow 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 17
Dark - Not Lighted 8
Dusk 3
Dark - Lighted 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
California 4
Ohio 3
Missouri 3
Florida 2
Virginia 2
Washington 2
Massachusetts 1
Oregon 1
West Virginia 1
Arizona 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 6, 2024 Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
Oct 6, 2024 Wilkes County, North Carolina 1
Sep 3, 2024 Mercer County, West Virginia 1
Jul 17, 2024 Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 2, 2024 Muskingum County, Ohio 1
May 19, 2024 Vernon County, Missouri 1
Jan 27, 2024 Coconino County, Arizona 1
Jan 8, 2024 Benton County, Washington 1
Dec 24, 2023 Oklahoma City, Canadian County, Oklahoma 1
Sep 24, 2023 Oceanside, San Diego County, California 1
Jul 26, 2023 Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Jun 16, 2023 Blount County, Alabama 1
Apr 23, 2023 Lee County, Florida 1
Apr 12, 2023 Stanislaus County, California 1
Mar 4, 2023 Greenville County, South Carolina 1
Dec 20, 2022 Martinez, Columbia County, Georgia 1
Oct 22, 2022 Jefferson County, Missouri 1
Aug 14, 2022 Okanogan County, Washington 1
Jul 11, 2022 Warren County, Virginia 1
Jun 5, 2022 Portage County, Ohio 1
Mar 31, 2022 Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee 1
Jan 23, 2022 Licking County, Ohio 1
Jan 12, 2022 Russell County, Virginia 1
Nov 17, 2021 Fremont, Alameda County, California 1
Aug 13, 2021 Hunterdon County, New Jersey 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.