Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford F-250

Compared with Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
3,123
Fatal crashes
3,099
Deaths inside
1,131
Other deaths
2,369

Between 2020 and 2024, 3,123 vehicles described as Ford F-250 were involved in 3,099 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,131 people died inside these vehicles and 2,369 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 586
2021 657
2022 666
2023 622
2024 592

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

32%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 70 percent of the share for Ford: 45%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 216 441
2021 245 487
2022 237 506
2023 221 491
2024 212 444

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

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

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

40%

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

  • About 90 percent of the share for Ford: 46%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Ford F-250 Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.1% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.8% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 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 2,221
Cloudy 416
Rain 231
Fog, Smog, Smoke 43
Snow 32

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 1,743
Dark - Not Lighted 827
Dark - Lighted 331
Dusk 94
Dawn 79

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 539
Florida 278
California 245
Georgia 145
North Carolina 102
Louisiana 101
Missouri 93
Oklahoma 85
Alabama 80
Tennessee 78

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford F-250 by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 15, 2024 Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado 3
Aug 15, 2024 Cathedral City, Riverside County, California 1
Aug 14, 2024 Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming 1
Aug 14, 2024 Decatur, Wise County, Texas 1
Aug 14, 2024 Mill Creek, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 13, 2024 Monticello, San Juan County, Utah 1
Aug 13, 2024 Wayne County, Indiana 1
Aug 12, 2024 Lucas County, Ohio 1
Aug 12, 2024 Mecosta County, Michigan 1
Aug 12, 2024 Ingham County, Michigan 1
Aug 12, 2024 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Aug 12, 2024 Southside, Etowah County, Alabama 1
Aug 11, 2024 Pegram, Cheatham County, Tennessee 1
Aug 11, 2024 Polk County, Georgia 1
Aug 9, 2024 Morgan County, Alabama 1
Aug 8, 2024 Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas 1
Aug 8, 2024 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 8, 2024 Dickinson County, Michigan 1
Aug 7, 2024 Callaway County, Missouri 1
Aug 7, 2024 Catahoula Parish, Louisiana 1
Aug 7, 2024 Warren County, Kentucky 1
Aug 7, 2024 Colusa County, California 1
Aug 6, 2024 Wilson County, Texas 1
Aug 5, 2024 McCormick County, South Carolina 1
Aug 5, 2024 Moultrie County, Illinois 1

Compare 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.