Fatal crash profile · Model year

2008 Ford F-250

Compared with Ford F-250 · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
177
Fatal crashes
177
Deaths inside
90
Other deaths
106

Between 2020 and 2024, 177 vehicles described as 2008 Ford F-250 were involved in 177 fatal crashes in the United States. 90 people died inside these vehicles and 106 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 44
2021 42
2022 34
2023 30
2024 27

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 1.4 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 21 30
2021 20 23
2022 16 24
2023 14 19
2024 19 10

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 1.2 times the share for Ford F-250: 16%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Ford F-250: 18%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

46%

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 2008 Ford F-250 Ford F-250 Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 19.8% 16.1% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 19.2% 17.8% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 45.8% 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 125
Cloudy 20
Rain 20
Fog, Smog, Smoke 4
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 95
Dark - Not Lighted 42
Dark - Lighted 28
Dawn 6
Dusk 6

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 26
Florida 20
Georgia 8
California 8
Missouri 7
Michigan 7
Ohio 6
Arkansas 6
Alabama 6
Iowa 6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Feb 6, 2021 Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee 1
Jan 24, 2021 Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma 1
Jan 23, 2021 Tulare, Tulare County, California 1
Jan 23, 2021 Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama 1
Jan 11, 2021 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Jan 8, 2021 Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming 1
Jan 6, 2021 Oregon County, Missouri 1
Jan 5, 2021 Elmore County, Idaho 1
Dec 13, 2020 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee 1
Dec 6, 2020 Chesapeake, Chesapeake city, Virginia 1
Nov 22, 2020 Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa 2
Nov 15, 2020 Tifton, Tift County, Georgia 1
Nov 14, 2020 Madison County, Alabama 1
Nov 10, 2020 Woodbury County, Iowa 1
Oct 29, 2020 Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California 1
Oct 24, 2020 Macon County, Georgia 1
Oct 24, 2020 Merced, Merced County, California 1
Oct 23, 2020 Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado 3
Oct 19, 2020 Clermont County, Ohio 1
Oct 18, 2020 Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota 1
Oct 6, 2020 Gravette, Benton County, Arkansas 1
Sep 25, 2020 Sarasota County, Florida 1
Sep 24, 2020 Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Sep 21, 2020 Victoria County, Texas 1
Sep 21, 2020 Lee County, Florida 1

Compare 2008 Ford F-250 with another vehicle

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.