Fatal crash profile · Model year
2005 Freightliner CST120
Compared with Freightliner CST120 · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 18
- Fatal crashes
- 18
- Deaths inside
- 4
- Other deaths
- 24
Between 2020 and 2024, 18 vehicles described as 2005 Freightliner CST120 were involved in 18 fatal crashes in the United States. 4 people died inside these vehicles and 24 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 | 9 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 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
14%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Freightliner CST120: 15%
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 18 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
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
11%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.5 times the share for Freightliner CST120: 7%
- About 1.7 times the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 60 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%
28%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 60 percent of the share for Freightliner CST120: 45%
- About two-thirds of the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About 55 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2005 Freightliner CST120 | Freightliner CST120 | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 11.1% | 7.2% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 27.8% | 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 | 11 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| 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 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2024 | Safford, Graham County, Arizona | US-191 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Mahoning County, Ohio | I-80 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2023 | Marion County, Florida | I-75 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Clark County, Illinois | I-70 | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2023 | Clark County, Arkansas | I-30 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2022 | Lee County, Arkansas | US-79 | 1 |
| May 2, 2022 | Beaver County, Oklahoma | US-270 US-412 SR-3 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2021 | Burleson County, Texas | SR-21 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2021 | McCurtain County, Oklahoma | US-70 | 2 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan | CR-WYOMING | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Butler County, Alabama | I-65 | 8 |
| Jun 8, 2021 | Bowie County, Texas | I-30 | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Hutchinson County, Texas | SR-136/CR-BROADWAY SR | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2021 | Bowling Green, Hardee County, Florida | US-17 N | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2021 | Bulloch County, Georgia | I-16 | 3 |
| Jan 26, 2021 | Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi | US-49 | 1 |
| May 1, 2020 | Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania | SR-1011 MOSS GLEN RD | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2020 | Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina | I-85 BUS US-421 | 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.