Fatal crash profile · Model year
2002 Freightliner Columbia
Compared with Freightliner Columbia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 15
- Fatal crashes
- 15
- Deaths inside
- 4
- Other deaths
- 13
Between 2020 and 2024, 15 vehicles described as 2002 Freightliner Columbia were involved in 15 fatal crashes in the United States. 4 people died inside these vehicles and 13 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 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 |
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
24%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.4 times the share for Freightliner Columbia: 17%
- About 1.7 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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
13%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.8 times the share for Freightliner Columbia: 7%
- About double the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner Columbia: 3%
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
47%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Columbia: 43%
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2002 Freightliner Columbia | Freightliner Columbia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 13.3% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 46.7% | 42.6% | 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 | 9 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3 |
| New York | 2 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2024 | Taylor County, Kentucky | SR-70 LIBERTY RD | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Chester County, Pennsylvania | US-322 HORSESHOE PKE | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Clark County, Nevada | SR-167 | 2 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas | SR-21 | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Rowan County, North Carolina | SR-152 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Twin Falls County, Idaho | US-30 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | West Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut | HAYDEN HILL RD | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2022 | Sunflower County, Mississippi | US-82 | 1 |
| May 18, 2022 | St. Lucie County, Florida | SR-91 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Williamson County, Texas | SR-195 | 2 |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Lodi, Seneca County, New York | SR-96A | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2021 | Johnson County, Iowa | CR-F20/AMANA RD | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia | I-75 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2020 | Leander, Williamson County, Texas | RONALD W REAGAN BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2020 | Oxford, Chenango County, New York | SR-12 | 1 |
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.