Fatal crash profile · Model year
2013 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 183
- Fatal crashes
- 183
- Deaths inside
- 24
- Other deaths
- 180
Between 2020 and 2024, 183 vehicles described as 2013 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 183 fatal crashes in the United States. 24 people died inside these vehicles and 180 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 | 46 |
| 2021 | 54 |
| 2022 | 37 |
| 2023 | 24 |
| 2024 | 22 |
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
12%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 12%
- About 85 percent of the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 47 |
| 2021 | 5 | 55 |
| 2022 | 7 | 36 |
| 2023 | 3 | 22 |
| 2024 | 3 | 20 |
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
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 7%
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About three-quarters of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
51%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 49%
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2013 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 7.7% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 50.8% | 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 | 133 |
| Cloudy | 20 |
| Rain | 15 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 6 |
| Snow | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 90 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 60 |
| Dark - Lighted | 24 |
| Dawn | 7 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 35 |
| California | 35 |
| Georgia | 10 |
| Illinois | 8 |
| Florida | 8 |
| Alabama | 6 |
| Tennessee | 6 |
| South Carolina | 5 |
| Arkansas | 5 |
| Wisconsin | 5 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2022 | Will County, Illinois | I-80 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Evangeline Parish, Louisiana | SR-115 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2022 | Riverside County, California | I-10 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Somerset County, Pennsylvania | SR-160 MAIN ST | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Le Flore County, Oklahoma | US-259 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | New York City, Kings County, New York | PENNSYLVANIA AVE | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Riverside, Riverside County, California | SR-91 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2022 | Shelby County, Texas | SR-7 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Fresno County, California | I-5 RAMP | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Berkeley County, South Carolina | US-52 HWY 52 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | I-465 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas | SR-412 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Chino, San Bernardino County, California | FLIGHT AVE | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2022 | New York City, Bronx County, New York | I-95 CROSS BRONX EXPY | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Racine County, Wisconsin | SR-11 | 2 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Victorville, San Bernardino County, California | D ST | 2 |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | SWINNEA RD | 2 |
| May 25, 2022 | West Sacramento, Yolo County, California | US-50 | 1 |
| May 21, 2022 | Mahoning County, Ohio | I-76 | 1 |
| May 12, 2022 | Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas | I-35/PURPLE HEART TRL | 1 |
| May 3, 2022 | Clark County, Kentucky | I-64 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Northumberland County, Pennsylvania | SR-61 STATE ST | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Hamilton County, Tennessee | I-75 US-74 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Grand County, Utah | US-191 | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Mansfield, De Soto Parish, Louisiana | US-84 | 2 |
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.