Fatal crash profile · Model year
2017 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 309
- Fatal crashes
- 309
- Deaths inside
- 41
- Other deaths
- 328
Between 2020 and 2024, 309 vehicles described as 2017 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 309 fatal crashes in the United States. 41 people died inside these vehicles and 328 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 | 62 |
| 2021 | 80 |
| 2022 | 65 |
| 2023 | 47 |
| 2024 | 55 |
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
11%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 12%
- About 80 percent of the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 65 |
| 2021 | 13 | 86 |
| 2022 | 10 | 69 |
| 2023 | 4 | 53 |
| 2024 | 7 | 55 |
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%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 85 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About two-thirds 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 | 2017 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.5% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 45.6% | 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 | 215 |
| Cloudy | 44 |
| Rain | 30 |
| Snow | 8 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 166 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 90 |
| Dark - Lighted | 44 |
| Dawn | 6 |
| Dusk | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 45 |
| California | 40 |
| New Mexico | 18 |
| Illinois | 15 |
| Arizona | 13 |
| Tennessee | 12 |
| Arkansas | 10 |
| Indiana | 10 |
| South Carolina | 10 |
| Florida | 10 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2021 | Warren County, Kentucky | US-231 MORGANTOWN RD | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Stanislaus County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2021 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | SR-145 FOND DU LAC AVE W | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | Champaign County, Illinois | I-57 | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Tulare County, California | SR-190 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2021 | Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2021 | Eastland County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2021 | Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Ellis County, Texas | US-0287 | 2 |
| Mar 24, 2021 | Clark County, Illinois | I-70 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2021 | Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey | I-295 | 2 |
| Mar 23, 2021 | White County, Indiana | I-65 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2021 | San Joaquin County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Hidalgo County, New Mexico | I-10 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Grant County, New Mexico | I-10 | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | I-35W TOLLWAY | 6 |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Butte County, South Dakota | US-85 | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois | I-57 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2021 | Auburn, Barrow County, Georgia | SR-316 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2021 | Plainville, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | US-1 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2021 | Richmond Hill, Bryan County, Georgia | I-95 N | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2021 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | I-70E | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | El Paso County, Texas | I-10 | 2 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Rock County, Wisconsin | I-43 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California | E 3RD ST | 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.