Fatal crash profile · Model year
2022 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2021–2024
- 375
- Fatal crashes
- 373
- Deaths inside
- 45
- Other deaths
- 395
Between 2021 and 2024, 375 vehicles described as 2022 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 373 fatal crashes in the United States. 45 people died inside these vehicles and 395 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2022 | 119 |
| 2023 | 112 |
| 2024 | 111 |
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
10%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 85 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 12%
- About three-quarters of the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 34 |
| 2022 | 21 | 120 |
| 2023 | 9 | 131 |
| 2024 | 14 | 110 |
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
4%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 60 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 7%
- About 60 percent of the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About three-quarters of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
53%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 49%
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2022 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 4.0% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 52.8% | 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 | 260 |
| Cloudy | 52 |
| Rain | 28 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 10 |
| Snow | 7 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 162 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 136 |
| Dark - Lighted | 54 |
| Dusk | 9 |
| Dawn | 8 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 38 |
| Texas | 37 |
| Indiana | 21 |
| Arizona | 19 |
| Florida | 19 |
| Georgia | 17 |
| New Mexico | 15 |
| Tennessee | 14 |
| Illinois | 12 |
| Arkansas | 12 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2022 | Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas | US-79B | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | York County, Virginia | I-64 | 3 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey | I-95 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee | I-81 | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | I-80/I-880 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Jackson County, Illinois | SR-149 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Joseph City, Navajo County, Arizona | I-40 | 3 |
| Nov 23, 2022 | Fayette County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2022 | McLean County, Illinois | I-74 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Mohave County, Arizona | SR-95 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2022 | Preble County, Ohio | I-70 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2022 | Crook County, Wyoming | US-212 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Baldwin County, Alabama | I-10 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Linn County, Oregon | I-5 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | Bernalillo County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Merced County, California | HENRY MILLER AVE | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2022 | Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia | SR-20 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2022 | Kit Carson County, Colorado | I-70 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2022 | Kern County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Kern County, California | SR-46 | 2 |
| Oct 4, 2022 | Tunica County, Mississippi | US-61 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2022 | St. Francis County, Arkansas | I-40 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Mercer County, Ohio | SR-49 GRANVILLE RD | 2 |
| Sep 26, 2022 | McLennan County, Texas | I-35 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona | I-40 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.