Fatal crash profile · Model year

2012 Freightliner Cascadia

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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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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 Deaths
Oct 14, 2020 Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona 1
Sep 9, 2020 Tensas Parish, Louisiana 1
Sep 3, 2020 Riverside, Riverside County, California 1
Sep 3, 2020 San Bernardino County, California 1
Aug 27, 2020 Los Angeles County, California 1
Aug 24, 2020 New York City, Kings County, New York 1
Aug 17, 2020 Garland, Dallas County, Texas 1
Jul 21, 2020 Kern County, California 1
Jul 19, 2020 Columbia, Boone County, Missouri 1
Jun 19, 2020 Granville County, North Carolina 2
Jun 2, 2020 Chambers County, Texas 1
Jun 1, 2020 Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota 1
May 9, 2020 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 1
May 6, 2020 Mitchell County, Texas 1
May 6, 2020 Eastland County, Texas 1
Apr 30, 2020 Ohio County, West Virginia 1
Apr 28, 2020 Columbia County, Florida 1
Apr 2, 2020 Volusia County, Florida 1
Mar 22, 2020 Bakersfield, Kern County, California 1
Mar 12, 2020 Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Mar 4, 2020 Modesto, Stanislaus County, California 1
Feb 10, 2020 Dale County, Alabama 1
Jan 22, 2020 Franklin County, Ohio 1
Jan 7, 2020 Orange County, Florida 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.