Fatal crash profile · Model year
2004 Freightliner CST120
Compared with Freightliner CST120 · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 13
- Fatal crashes
- 13
- Deaths inside
- 2
- Other deaths
- 13
Between 2020 and 2024, 13 vehicles described as 2004 Freightliner CST120 were involved in 13 fatal crashes in the United States. 2 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 | 2 |
| 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
13%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 85 percent of the share for Freightliner CST120: 15%
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
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 CST120: 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 CST120: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
54%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner CST120: 45%
- About 1.3 times the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2004 Freightliner CST120 | Freightliner CST120 | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 7.7% | 7.2% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 53.8% | 44.9% | 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 |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Montana | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2024 | Palm Beach County, Florida | US-441 | 1 |
| May 30, 2024 | St. Clair County, Illinois | I-55/I-64/I-70/US-40 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Rhome, Wise County, Texas | US-287 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Baker County, Florida | SR-121 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Pelham, Shelby County, Alabama | I-65 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2022 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | US-385/TEXAS PLAINS TRL | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas | STATE HWY 36 HWY | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Hot Spring County, Arkansas | I-30 | 3 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Acadia Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2021 | McKinley County, New Mexico | SR-400 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | SR-1747 FERN VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2020 | Glendora, Los Angeles County, California | I-210 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Madison County, Montana | US-287 | 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.