Fatal crash profile · Model year
2015 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 312
- Fatal crashes
- 311
- Deaths inside
- 49
- Other deaths
- 311
Between 2020 and 2024, 312 vehicles described as 2015 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 311 fatal crashes in the United States. 49 people died inside these vehicles and 311 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 | 74 |
| 2021 | 78 |
| 2022 | 55 |
| 2023 | 53 |
| 2024 | 52 |
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 one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 73 |
| 2021 | 13 | 74 |
| 2022 | 7 | 55 |
| 2023 | 8 | 56 |
| 2024 | 10 | 53 |
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
6%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 7%
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%
2%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About double the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About 1.6 times the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
49%
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 | 2015 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.1% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 48.7% | 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 | 228 |
| Cloudy | 42 |
| Rain | 19 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 5 |
| Snow | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 152 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 95 |
| Dark - Lighted | 43 |
| Dusk | 11 |
| Dawn | 8 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 44 |
| Texas | 40 |
| Florida | 19 |
| Ohio | 15 |
| Georgia | 14 |
| Indiana | 13 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 |
| South Carolina | 9 |
| Arizona | 9 |
| Louisiana | 8 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2024 | Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona | E BROWN | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | Blaine County, Idaho | YALE RD | 2 |
| Dec 24, 2023 | Lemoore, Kings County, California | SR-41 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Placentia, Orange County, California | SR-57 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Denison, Grayson County, Texas | US-75 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Grant County, Washington | SR-26 | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Marion County, West Virginia | I-79 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2023 | Prince William County, Virginia | I-95 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2023 | East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut | I-84 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Kern County, California | WHEELER RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Howard County, Texas | RM 33 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Fontana, San Bernardino County, California | LIVE OAK AV | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Kern County, California | SR-43 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Douglas County, Colorado | I-25 RAMP B | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Anaheim, Orange County, California | SR-57 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | Larimer County, Colorado | I-25 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Fayette County, Ohio | I-71 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Bowie County, Texas | US-59/LAKE DR | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Cherokee County, Kansas | US-166 | 2 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tulare County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Marion County, Oregon | ARNDT RD NE | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Allen County, Indiana | US-24 | 2 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Allen County, Indiana | TS-DAWKINS RD | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Dawson County, Nebraska | US-30 | 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.