Fatal crash profile · Model year
2007 Freightliner CST120
Compared with Freightliner CST120 · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 41
- Fatal crashes
- 41
- Deaths inside
- 10
- Other deaths
- 35
Between 2020 and 2024, 41 vehicles described as 2007 Freightliner CST120 were involved in 41 fatal crashes in the United States. 10 people died inside these vehicles and 35 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 | 8 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 |
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
22%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.4 times the share for Freightliner CST120: 15%
- About 1.6 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 12 |
| 2022 | 3 | 12 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 |
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
12%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.7 times the share for Freightliner CST120: 7%
- About 1.9 times the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About two-thirds 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%
49%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Freightliner CST120: 45%
- About 1.1 times the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2007 Freightliner CST120 | Freightliner CST120 | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 12.2% | 7.2% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 48.8% | 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 | 29 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 20 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 15 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 10 |
| Florida | 6 |
| Georgia | 4 |
| South Carolina | 3 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2024 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | SR-146 CROSS ANCHOR RD | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Southampton County, Virginia | US-58 SOUTHAMPTON PKWY | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | Floresville, Wilson County, Texas | SR-181 LOOP/HOSPITAL BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Berks County, Pennsylvania | US-422 BEN FRANKLIN HWY | 1 |
| May 15, 2024 | Waco, McLennan County, Texas | I-35 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Polk County, Florida | SR-37 | 1 |
| May 26, 2023 | Kaufman County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Whitley County, Indiana | US-30 | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon | US-30 ODOT 92 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2022 | Lithonia, DeKalb County, Georgia | MARBUT RD | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Allen, Collin County, Texas | US-75/CENTRAL EXPY | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2022 | Leon County, Texas | I-45 | 1 |
| May 16, 2022 | Lockport, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana | SR-308 | 1 |
| May 3, 2022 | St. Clair County, Alabama | I-20 | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Franklin County, Virginia | US-220 | 2 |
| Apr 7, 2022 | Union County, Pennsylvania | US-15 MARINE CORPS LEAG ME HWY | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Travis County, Texas | FM 812 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois | SR-16 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | St. Francis County, Arkansas | I-40 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia | I-520 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Gibsonton, Hillsborough County, Florida | I-75 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2021 | Alachua, Alachua County, Florida | I-75 | 2 |
| Nov 9, 2021 | St. Francis County, Arkansas | I-40-645 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2021 | Butler County, Pennsylvania | I-79 RAYMOND P SHAFFER HWY | 2 |
| Oct 9, 2021 | Howard County, Texas | US-87 | 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.