Fatal crash profile · Model year
2012 Freightliner Columbia
Compared with Freightliner Columbia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 13
- Fatal crashes
- 13
- Deaths inside
- 3
- Other deaths
- 14
Between 2020 and 2024, 13 vehicles described as 2012 Freightliner Columbia were involved in 13 fatal crashes in the United States. 3 people died inside these vehicles and 14 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 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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 1.3 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 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
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 the same as the share for Freightliner Columbia: 7%
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 40 percent 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%
62%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.4 times the share for Freightliner Columbia: 43%
- About 1.4 times the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2012 Freightliner Columbia | Freightliner Columbia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 7.7% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 61.5% | 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 | 10 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2024 | Fort Bend County, Texas | FM 1994 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Steuben County, Indiana | US-20 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut | SR-152 ORANGE CENTER RD | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Jefferson County, Pennsylvania | I-80 KEYSTONE SHORTWAY RD | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | SR-437 CHURCH ST | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas | I-35 E | 4 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | Metter, Candler County, Georgia | I-16 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Benton, Saline County, Arkansas | I-30 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Newark, Essex County, New Jersey | SR-27 FRELINGHUYSEN AVE | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2022 | Northlake, Cook County, Illinois | US-20 W LAKE ST | 2 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2020 | Jefferson County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2020 | Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota | I-35 | 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.