Fatal crash profile · Model year
2023 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2022–2024
- 264
- Fatal crashes
- 261
- Deaths inside
- 33
- Other deaths
- 272
Between 2022 and 2024, 264 vehicles described as 2023 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 261 fatal crashes in the United States. 33 people died inside these vehicles and 272 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 41 |
| 2023 | 122 |
| 2024 | 101 |
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
11%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 50 |
| 2023 | 12 | 130 |
| 2024 | 18 | 92 |
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
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 7%
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 40 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 80 percent of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
49%
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 | 2023 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 8.0% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 49.2% | 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 | 173 |
| Cloudy | 40 |
| Rain | 29 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 7 |
| Snow | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 122 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 90 |
| Dark - Lighted | 35 |
| Dawn | 7 |
| Dusk | 6 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 28 |
| California | 22 |
| Arizona | 18 |
| Florida | 16 |
| Alabama | 15 |
| Missouri | 13 |
| Georgia | 11 |
| Tennessee | 10 |
| Illinois | 9 |
| Indiana | 8 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2023 | Washington County, Maryland | I-81 | 2 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Wolfe County, Kentucky | SR-9009 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Lake Park, Lowndes County, Georgia | I-75 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Madison County, Tennessee | I-40 | 2 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Baker County, Florida | I-10 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut | I-95 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Green River, Sweetwater County, Wyoming | I-80 INTCHG 89 WB ON | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Chester, Morris County, New Jersey | US-206 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | I-210 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2023 | San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California | I-210 FOOTHILL FWY | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Osceola County, Florida | I-4 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Sheboygan County, Wisconsin | I-43 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2023 | Cedar County, Iowa | I-80 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Eastview, McNairy County, Tennessee | US-45 SR-5 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2023 | Meade County, South Dakota | I-90 W | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Price, Carbon County, Utah | SR-55 | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2023 | Harney County, Oregon | US-20 ODOT 7 | 3 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | Pulaski County, Arkansas | SR-107-1 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Luna County, New Mexico | SR-26 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Faribault County, Minnesota | I-90 | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Adair County, Oklahoma | US-59 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Byron, Peach County, Georgia | I-75 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois | SR-5 | 2 |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Flathead County, Montana | US-2 | 2 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.