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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2022 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | US-75 RAMP | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Augusta County, Virginia | I-81 | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | Newark, New Castle County, Delaware | I-95 | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Baltimore County, Maryland | US-40 | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2022 | Pueblo County, Colorado | US-50 | 2 |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Wendover, Tooele County, Utah | I-80 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Jackson County, Oklahoma | US-283 | 2 |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Gooding County, Idaho | I-84 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2022 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | I-610/NORTH LP | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia | I-20 WB | 2 |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | I-240 | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2022 | Richfield, Sevier County, Utah | I-70 | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Itawamba County, Mississippi | I-22 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | Smith County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | Marion County, Texas | SR-49 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Lavonia, Franklin County, Georgia | I-85 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Sierra County, New Mexico | I-25 | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Bernalillo County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Willis, Montgomery County, Texas | I-45 N | 2 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | San Luis Obispo County, California | W POZO RD | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2021 | Chambers, Apache County, Arizona | I-40 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Ogle County, Illinois | SR-251 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2021 | Miami County, Ohio | I-75 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2021 | Grand Terrace, San Bernardino County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2021 | Wyoming County, Pennsylvania | SR-29 JOSEPH W HUNTER HWY | 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.