Fatal crash profile · Model year

1997 Ford F-250

Compared with Ford F-250 · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
77
Fatal crashes
77
Deaths inside
42
Other deaths
44

Between 2020 and 2024, 77 vehicles described as 1997 Ford F-250 were involved in 77 fatal crashes in the United States. 42 people died inside these vehicles and 44 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 17
2021 17
2022 22
2023 8
2024 13

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

49%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.5 times the share for Ford F-250: 32%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 45%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 10 9
2021 11 8
2022 10 16
2023 4 4
2024 7 7

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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Ford F-250: 16%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

25%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.4 times the share for Ford F-250: 18%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 1.4 times 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 1997 Ford F-250 Ford F-250 Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.9% 16.1% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 24.7% 17.8% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 45.5% 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 51
Cloudy 11
Rain 8
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 34
Dark - Not Lighted 29
Dark - Lighted 5
Dawn 5
Dusk 4

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 19
California 4
Georgia 4
Oklahoma 4
Oregon 3
Florida 3
New Mexico 2
Alabama 2
Ohio 2
Colorado 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 12, 2024 Cobb County, Georgia 1
Sep 15, 2024 Corinne, Box Elder County, Utah 1
Sep 4, 2024 Huntington County, Indiana 1
Sep 3, 2024 Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma 2
Aug 24, 2024 Harney County, Oregon 1
Aug 5, 2024 McCormick County, South Carolina 1
Aug 2, 2024 Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington 1
Aug 2, 2024 Sandoval County, New Mexico 1
Jul 25, 2024 Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado 1
Jul 21, 2024 Renville County, Minnesota 1
Apr 17, 2024 Campbell County, Wyoming 1
Feb 2, 2024 Maverick County, Texas 1
Jan 19, 2024 Jackson County, Oregon 1
Nov 2, 2023 Smyth County, Virginia 1
Oct 24, 2023 Liberty County, Texas 1
Oct 24, 2023 Laporte, LaPorte County, Indiana 1
Sep 17, 2023 Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Jul 24, 2023 Mercer County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 5, 2023 McCurtain County, Oklahoma 1
Feb 18, 2023 Fairfield, Franklin County, Vermont 1
Jan 24, 2023 Sherman County, Nebraska 1
Dec 12, 2022 Gaines County, Texas 1
Dec 9, 2022 Ector County, Texas 1
Nov 30, 2022 Fentress County, Tennessee 1
Nov 10, 2022 Allegany County, Maryland 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.