Fatal crash profile · Model year
2012 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 149
- Fatal crashes
- 149
- Deaths inside
- 25
- Other deaths
- 149
Between 2020 and 2024, 149 vehicles described as 2012 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 149 fatal crashes in the United States. 25 people died inside these vehicles and 149 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 medium and heavy trucks or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 35 |
| 2021 | 34 |
| 2022 | 33 |
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2024 | 24 |
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
14%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 12%
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 33 |
| 2021 | 5 | 34 |
| 2022 | 9 | 36 |
| 2023 | 3 | 22 |
| 2024 | 3 | 24 |
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
13%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.9 times the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 7%
- About 1.9 times the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 60 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About half the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
48%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 49%
- About 1.1 times the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2012 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 12.8% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 47.7% | 48.5% | 42.7% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 114 |
| Cloudy | 17 |
| Rain | 6 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 5 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 75 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 47 |
| Dark - Lighted | 21 |
| Dusk | 3 |
| Dawn | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 29 |
| Texas | 28 |
| Florida | 13 |
| Ohio | 7 |
| Arizona | 6 |
| Georgia | 5 |
| New Mexico | 5 |
| Alabama | 4 |
| Wisconsin | 4 |
| Illinois | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2022 | Morris County, New Jersey | US-46 | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Laredo, Webb County, Texas | I-35 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Volusia County, Florida | I-95 | 2 |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Drew County, Arkansas | US-278 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona | CR-S AVE 1 E | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2021 | Lonoke County, Arkansas | I-40-41 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Martin County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Fresno County, California | SR-145 | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2021 | Tulare County, California | ROAD 80 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | US-78 SR-4 LAMAR AVE | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | I-35 | 2 |
| Oct 14, 2021 | San Bernardino County, California | I-15 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2021 | Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin | I-41 | 2 |
| Sep 23, 2021 | Baker County, Oregon | I-84 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia | US-27/SR-1 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2021 | Columbus County, North Carolina | SR-87 OLD STAGE HWY | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2021 | San Joaquin County, California | I-5 NB | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | Jersey Village, Harris County, Texas | US-290 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Mendocino County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas | I-635 | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2021 | Torrance County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Midland County, Texas | FM 1788 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | San Diego County, California | OTAY MESA RD | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2021 | East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut | I-84 | 1 |
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.