Fatal crash profile · Model year
2006 Freightliner Columbia
Compared with Freightliner Columbia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 83
- Fatal crashes
- 83
- Deaths inside
- 17
- Other deaths
- 80
Between 2020 and 2024, 83 vehicles described as 2006 Freightliner Columbia were involved in 83 fatal crashes in the United States. 17 people died inside these vehicles and 80 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 | 14 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 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
18%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Columbia: 17%
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | 8 | 22 |
| 2022 | 2 | 20 |
| 2023 | 3 | 13 |
| 2024 | 4 | 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 1.1 times the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
2%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About three-quarters of the share for Freightliner Columbia: 3%
- About 1.7 times the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
45%
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 | 2006 Freightliner Columbia | Freightliner Columbia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 7.2% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 2.4% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 44.6% | 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 | 50 |
| Cloudy | 15 |
| Rain | 8 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 7 |
| Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 44 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 28 |
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Dawn | 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 | 19 |
| Florida | 19 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| New Mexico | 3 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| California | 3 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| South Carolina | 3 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2020 | Polk County, Florida | US-17 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2020 | Marshall County, Alabama | SR-75 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2020 | Osceola County, Florida | US-441 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2020 | Washington County, Florida | SR-20 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2020 | Lawrence County, Pennsylvania | SR-488 Portersville Rd | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2020 | San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California | N ARROWHEAD AV | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2020 | El Paso County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2020 | Taylor County, Wisconsin | SR-13 | 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.