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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2022 | Mount Enterprise, Rusk County, Texas | US-259/RAILROAD AVE | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Sandy Springs, Fulton County, Georgia | I-285 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2022 | West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina | US-1 AUGUSTA RD | 2 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Springfield, Greene County, Missouri | I-44 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Mecosta County, Michigan | US-131 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2022 | Botetourt County, Virginia | I-81 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Scott County, Indiana | I-65 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Laramie County, Wyoming | I-80/US-30 | 2 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Gregg County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | I-10 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Marion, Grant County, Indiana | S BALDWIN AVE | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Mayflower, Faulkner County, Arkansas | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2022 | Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee | SR-160 ENKA HWY | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2022 | Union County, Illinois | I-57 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | St. Francis County, Arkansas | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2022 | Taft, Kern County, California | SR-33 | 2 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Monroe County, Georgia | SR-401 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | MANCHESER AVE | 2 |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Sumter County, Alabama | I-59 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Lincoln County, Oklahoma | I-44 TURNER TURNPIKE | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama | I-59 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Pasco County, Florida | US-301 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Austin, Scott County, Indiana | I-65 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Boone County, Indiana | I-65 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2022 | Miami County, Ohio | I-75 | 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.