Fatal crash profile · Model year

2002 Ford F-250

Compared with Ford F-250 · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
132
Fatal crashes
132
Deaths inside
67
Other deaths
71

Between 2020 and 2024, 132 vehicles described as 2002 Ford F-250 were involved in 132 fatal crashes in the United States. 67 people died inside these vehicles and 71 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 24
2021 27
2022 19
2023 37
2024 25

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 15
2021 17 10
2022 6 15
2023 15 23
2024 19 8

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

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.3 times the share for Ford F-250: 16%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.5 times the share for Ford F-250: 18%
  • About 1.6 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

44%

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

  • About the same as the share for Ford F-250: 40%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2002 Ford F-250 Ford F-250 Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 20.5% 16.1% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 26.5% 17.8% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 43.9% 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 85
Cloudy 23
Rain 11
Snow 2

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 69
Dark - Not Lighted 43
Dark - Lighted 12
Dawn 5
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1

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 15
California 15
Missouri 8
Florida 7
Pennsylvania 6
Mississippi 6
Louisiana 5
Indiana 5
Arkansas 5
Arizona 5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
May 17, 2023 Rapides Parish, Louisiana 1
Apr 1, 2023 Jackson County, Illinois 1
Apr 1, 2023 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Mar 12, 2023 Jefferson County, Montana 1
Mar 12, 2023 Tippecanoe County, Indiana 1
Feb 23, 2023 Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia 1
Feb 22, 2023 Polk County, Florida 1
Feb 18, 2023 Springfield, Hampshire County, West Virginia 2
Feb 10, 2023 Grant County, Washington 1
Jan 14, 2023 Shelton, Mason County, Washington 1
Jan 13, 2023 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Jan 10, 2023 Miami County, Indiana 1
Dec 11, 2022 Riverside County, California 1
Nov 29, 2022 Sarcoxie, Jasper County, Missouri 1
Nov 25, 2022 Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana 1
Oct 31, 2022 Watauga County, North Carolina 1
Oct 16, 2022 Lonoke, Lonoke County, Arkansas 1
Oct 8, 2022 Plantation, Broward County, Florida 1
Sep 19, 2022 Brazoria County, Texas 1
Sep 1, 2022 Tulare County, California 2
Aug 30, 2022 Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 29, 2022 Louisa County, Virginia 1
Aug 20, 2022 Winnebago County, Iowa 1
Aug 12, 2022 Grayson County, Texas 1
Jul 1, 2022 Bates City, Lafayette County, Missouri 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.