Fatal crash profile · Model year
2016 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 396
- Fatal crashes
- 394
- Deaths inside
- 60
- Other deaths
- 400
Between 2020 and 2024, 396 vehicles described as 2016 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 394 fatal crashes in the United States. 60 people died inside these vehicles and 400 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 | 82 |
| 2021 | 98 |
| 2022 | 89 |
| 2023 | 71 |
| 2024 | 56 |
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
13%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 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 | 4 | 89 |
| 2021 | 25 | 90 |
| 2022 | 14 | 87 |
| 2023 | 14 | 74 |
| 2024 | 3 | 60 |
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
7%
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%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 20 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About 20 percent of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
46%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 49%
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2016 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.8% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 46.5% | 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 | 273 |
| Cloudy | 50 |
| Rain | 32 |
| Snow | 15 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 6 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 198 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 129 |
| Dark - Lighted | 55 |
| Dawn | 6 |
| Dusk | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 54 |
| California | 46 |
| Indiana | 20 |
| Florida | 19 |
| Georgia | 19 |
| Ohio | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | 17 |
| Missouri | 16 |
| Illinois | 14 |
| Tennessee | 10 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2023 | Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee | I-24 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Ash Fork, Yavapai County, Arizona | I-40 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Long Grove, Lake County, Illinois | SR-53 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Fulton County, Georgia | I-285 | 2 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Jerome County, Idaho | I-84 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | I-35 | 4 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Camden, Hillsdale County, Michigan | MEAD RD | 2 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Vermilion County, Illinois | I-74 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas | BUS-I 45F | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Hancock, Delaware County, New York | SR-17 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama | US-80 SR-8 | 3 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Mifflin County, Pennsylvania | US-322 TWENTY EIGHTH DIVIS HWY | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Hancock County, Indiana | I-70 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Schleicher County, Texas | US-190 | 2 |
| Aug 6, 2023 | Anderson County, South Carolina | I-85 | 2 |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Fresno County, California | S MCMULLIN GRADE | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | Bedford County, Pennsylvania | US-30 LINCOLN HWY | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | Orange County, Florida | MU-BOGGY CREEK RD | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Morrow, Clayton County, Georgia | I-75 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Copiah County, Mississippi | I-55 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | I-80 ZH CONFAIR MEM HWY | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2023 | Sevier County, Arkansas | US-70 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Afton, Washington County, Minnesota | I-94 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Stanislaus County, California | SR-99 | 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.