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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2021 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | MORRIS ST | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | Mohave County, Arizona | I-40 PURPLE HEART TRL | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Pierce County, Washington | SR-167 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Hillsborough County, Florida | I-75 RAMP | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2021 | Grand Rapids, Wood County, Ohio | SR-65 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2021 | Allamakee County, Iowa | CR-X26/VOLNEY RD | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Hernando, DeSoto County, Mississippi | I-269 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Monterey County, California | US-101 | 2 |
| Jun 6, 2021 | McKinley County, New Mexico | I-40 | 2 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Putnam County, Illinois | SR-89 | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2021 | Iredell County, North Carolina | SR-150 RIVER HWY | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2021 | Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania | SR-8002 RAMP D RD | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2021 | Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2021 | La Paz County, Arizona | I-10 | 1 |
| May 27, 2021 | Marshall County, Mississippi | I-22 | 1 |
| May 18, 2021 | Mobile County, Alabama | I-10 | 1 |
| May 11, 2021 | Boise, Ada County, Idaho | I-84 | 1 |
| May 8, 2021 | North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio | I-80 | 1 |
| May 3, 2021 | Pondera County, Montana | I-15 S | 2 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Isle of Wight County, Virginia | SR-10 OLD STAGE HWY | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Corbett, Multnomah County, Oregon | NE CORNFOOT RD | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Cornwall, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania | SR-72 QUENTIN RD | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2021 | Bakersfield, Kern County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2021 | Plymouth, Hennepin County, Minnesota | SR-55 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Soddy Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee | US-27 SR-29 | 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.