Fatal crash profile · Model year
2019 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 461
- Fatal crashes
- 456
- Deaths inside
- 50
- Other deaths
- 485
Between 2020 and 2024, 461 vehicles described as 2019 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 456 fatal crashes in the United States. 50 people died inside these vehicles and 485 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 | 24 |
| 2021 | 145 |
| 2022 | 139 |
| 2023 | 79 |
| 2024 | 74 |
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
9%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 80 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 12%
- About two-thirds of the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 23 |
| 2021 | 12 | 158 |
| 2022 | 15 | 146 |
| 2023 | 12 | 90 |
| 2024 | 9 | 68 |
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 55 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%
45%
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 | 2019 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.1% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 45.3% | 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 | 315 |
| Cloudy | 71 |
| Rain | 31 |
| Snow | 14 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 6 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 240 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 148 |
| Dark - Lighted | 53 |
| Dusk | 7 |
| Dawn | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 58 |
| California | 46 |
| Illinois | 24 |
| Georgia | 21 |
| Florida | 18 |
| New Mexico | 17 |
| Missouri | 16 |
| Indiana | 16 |
| Tennessee | 16 |
| Pennsylvania | 15 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2021 | Sweetwater County, Wyoming | I-80/US-30 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Berks County, Pennsylvania | I-78 WILLIAM PENN HWY | 3 |
| Dec 12, 2021 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | I-55 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Burnsville, Braxton County, West Virginia | I-79 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2021 | McMinn County, Tennessee | US-411 SR-30 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana | I-65S | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Forrest City, St. Francis County, Arkansas | I-40-51 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | US-30 LINCOLN HW | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Bernalillo County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Delaware County, Pennsylvania | I-476 MID COUNTY EX | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2021 | Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio | US-33 COLUMBUS LANCASTER RD | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi | US-49 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia | US-25 GA121 PEACH ORCHARD RD | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Rooks County, Kansas | 3 RD | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2021 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | I-26 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2021 | Vacaville, Solano County, California | I-505 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Lee County, Iowa | US-218/SR-27 | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Moore County, North Carolina | US-1 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | Howard County, Maryland | I-70 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas | I-35 KTA TPKE | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2021 | Orange, Orange County, Texas | SR-62 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2021 | St. James Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 2 |
| Oct 11, 2021 | Butts County, Georgia | I-75 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2021 | Dallas County, Iowa | I-80 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2021 | Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois | DEMPSTER 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.