Fatal crash profile · Model year
2005 Freightliner Columbia
Compared with Freightliner Columbia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 74
- Fatal crashes
- 74
- Deaths inside
- 21
- Other deaths
- 64
Between 2020 and 2024, 74 vehicles described as 2005 Freightliner Columbia were involved in 74 fatal crashes in the United States. 21 people died inside these vehicles and 64 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 | 17 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 |
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
25%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.4 times the share for Freightliner Columbia: 17%
- About 1.8 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 12 |
| 2021 | 6 | 14 |
| 2022 | 5 | 16 |
| 2023 | 3 | 12 |
| 2024 | 1 | 10 |
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
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Columbia: 7%
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%
9%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 3 times the share for Freightliner Columbia: 3%
- About 7 times the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 18%
46%
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 | 2005 Freightliner Columbia | Freightliner Columbia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.8% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 9.5% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 45.9% | 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 | 53 |
| Cloudy | 12 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 39 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 20 |
| Dark - Lighted | 11 |
| Dawn | 3 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 16 |
| Florida | 10 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 |
| South Carolina | 4 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| Washington | 3 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Maryland | 2 |
| Wyoming | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2021 | Mount Pleasant, Titus County, Texas | I-30 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2021 | Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama | US-72 SR-2 | 1 |
| May 28, 2021 | New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2021 | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | US-222 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Richland County, South Carolina | SR-54 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2021 | Wilcox County, Alabama | SR-41 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2021 | Eden, Effingham County, Georgia | SR-26 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2020 | Prince George's County, Maryland | CR-4475 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | Ennis, Ellis County, Texas | SR-34 | 2 |
| Sep 9, 2020 | Pulaski County, Indiana | SR-39 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2020 | North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska | US-83 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2020 | New York City, Bronx County, New York | I-95 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2020 | Payette, Payette County, Idaho | US-95 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2020 | St. Johns County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2020 | Citrus County, Florida | CR-491 LECANTO HWY | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2020 | Spotsylvania County, Virginia | I-95 | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2020 | Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona | I-8 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2020 | Northlake, Cook County, Illinois | RAILROAD AVE | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2020 | Huntsville, Walker County, Texas | I-45 | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2020 | Macon County, Georgia | SR-49 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2020 | Robinson, McLennan County, Texas | I-35 | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Okeechobee County, Florida | US-98 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2020 | Blair County, Pennsylvania | SR-453 BIRMINGHAM PIKE | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | SR-1005 Delaware Ave | 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.