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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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 Deaths
Aug 6, 2022 Riverside County, California 1
Aug 3, 2022 Hanover, Jefferson County, Indiana 1
Aug 1, 2022 Cook County, Illinois 1
Jul 29, 2022 Tifton, Tift County, Georgia 1
Jul 28, 2022 Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado 1
Jul 28, 2022 Glendale, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jul 24, 2022 Acadia Parish, Louisiana 1
Jul 23, 2022 Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Jul 22, 2022 Lander County, Nevada 1
Jul 21, 2022 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Jul 15, 2022 Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota 3
Jul 11, 2022 Fresno County, California 1
Jul 8, 2022 Dallas County, Iowa 1
Jul 5, 2022 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Jun 30, 2022 Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia 2
Jun 27, 2022 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Jun 22, 2022 St. Louis County, Missouri 1
Jun 22, 2022 Sunfield, Eaton County, Michigan 1
Jun 21, 2022 Travis County, Texas 2
Jun 18, 2022 Dunn County, Wisconsin 1
Jun 17, 2022 Wayne County, Michigan 1
Jun 13, 2022 Clinton County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 10, 2022 Austell, Cobb County, Georgia 1
Jun 9, 2022 Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas 1
Jun 9, 2022 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California 1

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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.