Fatal crash profile · Model year
2008 Freightliner Columbia
Compared with Freightliner Columbia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 23
- Fatal crashes
- 23
- Deaths inside
- 6
- Other deaths
- 22
Between 2020 and 2024, 23 vehicles described as 2008 Freightliner Columbia were involved in 23 fatal crashes in the United States. 6 people died inside these vehicles and 22 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 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
21%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner Columbia: 17%
- About 1.5 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 |
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%
4%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.4 times the share for Freightliner Columbia: 3%
- About 3 times the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 18%
39%
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 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2008 Freightliner Columbia | Freightliner Columbia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 13.0% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 4.3% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 39.1% | 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 | 19 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| California | 6 |
| Texas | 5 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2024 | Monroe County, Wisconsin | I-94 | 2 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Wayne County, North Carolina | SR-581 BILL LANE BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Jal, Lea County, New Mexico | CR-CAMPBELL RD | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Ector County, Texas | SR-338 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Loving County, Texas | SR-302 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Medina County, Texas | I-35/PURPLE HEART TRL | 2 |
| Dec 12, 2022 | San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas | US-306 LOOP | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California | SR-91 | 1 |
| May 6, 2022 | Kern County, California | US-395 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Chenoa, McLean County, Illinois | US-24 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Imperial County, California | BORREGO SALTON SEAWAY | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2021 | Sutton County, Texas | I-10/TX PECOS TRL | 1 |
| May 10, 2021 | Pooler, Chatham County, Georgia | I-95 | 1 |
| May 10, 2021 | Los Angeles County, California | 170TH ST E | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Poulan, Worth County, Georgia | CR-256 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2020 | Chester County, South Carolina | I-77 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2020 | Los Angeles County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2020 | Hillsborough County, Florida | US-301 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2020 | Rockbridge County, Virginia | I-81 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Fort Thomas, Graham County, Arizona | US-70 | 3 |
| Jan 28, 2020 | Galt, Sacramento County, California | SR-99 | 2 |
| Jan 20, 2020 | Darlington County, South Carolina | US-15 | 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.