Fatal crash profile · Model

Lexus LS

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 217
Fatal crashes: 217
Deaths inside: 139
Other deaths: 100

Between 2020 and 2024, 217 vehicles described as Lexus LS were involved in 217 fatal crashes in the United States. 139 people died inside these vehicles and 100 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 cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	37
2021	52
2022	49
2023	41
2024	38

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

58%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.3 times the share for Lexus: 46%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	17	21
2021	38	23
2022	40	17
2023	21	22
2024	23	17

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

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.3 times the share for Lexus: 21%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for Lexus: 18%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

59%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About the same as the share for Lexus: 54%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Lexus LS	Lexus	All vehicles
Driver speeding	26.7%	20.9%	19.0%
Driver drinking	19.4%	18.2%	17.7%
At night	59.0%	54.0%	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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	164
Cloudy	28
Rain	10
Fog, Smog, Smoke	3
Severe Crosswinds	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	96
Dark - Lighted	57
Dark - Not Lighted	56
Dusk	4
Dawn	3

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
California	30
Texas	25
Georgia	17
North Carolina	14
Florida	13
Arizona	10
Virginia	8
Maryland	8
South Carolina	8
Arkansas	7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Lexus LS by model year

2013 10 crashes
2008 11 crashes
2007 21 crashes
2005 11 crashes
2004 13 crashes
2003 17 crashes
2002 10 crashes
2001 13 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Sep 11, 2021	Laredo, Webb County, Texas	INTERNATIONAL BLVD	1
Sep 8, 2021	Olive Branch, DeSoto County, Mississippi	SR-178	1
Aug 23, 2021	Rio Rancho, Sandoval County, New Mexico	US-550	1
Aug 21, 2021	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	HOUSTON LEVEE RD	1
Jul 29, 2021	Leflore County, Mississippi	US-82	1
Jul 24, 2021	Miami-Dade County, Florida	IVES DAIRY RD	1
Jul 22, 2021	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	CR-OUTER DR	1
Jul 17, 2021	San Juan County, Washington	CR-TERRILL BEACH RD	1
Jul 3, 2021	Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina	MAPLE AVE	1
Jun 22, 2021	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	I-94	1
Jun 20, 2021	Hampton County, South Carolina	I-95	2
Jun 18, 2021	Houston, Harris County, Texas	TANNER RD	2
Jun 10, 2021	Smyth County, Virginia	SR-16/ SUGAR GROVE HWY	1
Jun 6, 2021	Wake County, North Carolina	I-87	1
May 23, 2021	Norfolk, Norfolk city, Virginia	I-64	1
May 16, 2021	Chesapeake, Chesapeake city, Virginia	CHESAPEAKE AVE	1
May 11, 2021	Golden Valley, Hennepin County, Minnesota	CR-40 GLENWOOD AVE N	1
May 10, 2021	La Grange, Troup County, Georgia	CS-HAMILTON RD	2
May 9, 2021	Cowlitz County, Washington	SR-432	1
May 9, 2021	Oakland Army Terminal (Historical), Alameda County, California	PARK BL	1
May 8, 2021	Mohave County, Arizona	I-40	1
Apr 19, 2021	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	I-40	1
Mar 31, 2021	Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia	CS-1232203	1
Mar 15, 2021	Fresno, Fresno County, California	CENTRAL AVE	2
Feb 24, 2021	Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois	E EVERGREEN AVE	1

Compare Lexus LS with another vehicle

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.