Fatal crash profile · Model
Mack CHU
Compared with Mack · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2023
- 87
- Fatal crashes
- 87
- Deaths inside
- 14
- Other deaths
- 80
Between 2020 and 2023, 87 vehicles described as Mack CHU were involved in 87 fatal crashes in the United States. 14 people died inside these vehicles and 80 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 | 21 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 21 |
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
15%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 90 percent of the share for Mack: 17%
- About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 16 |
| 2021 | 1 | 26 |
| 2022 | 3 | 22 |
| 2023 | 5 | 16 |
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
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.6 times the share for Mack: 4%
- About 35 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About two-thirds of the share for Mack: 2%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
22%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 85 percent of the share for Mack: 26%
- About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Mack CHU | Mack | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.9% | 4.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.1% | 1.7% | 17.7% |
| At night | 21.8% | 25.6% | 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 | 56 |
| Cloudy | 16 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 3 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Snow | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 63 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 18 |
| Dawn | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 21 |
| Georgia | 9 |
| Mississippi | 8 |
| Louisiana | 6 |
| Arkansas | 5 |
| Alabama | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 5 |
| Missouri | 4 |
| Illinois | 4 |
| Virginia | 4 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Mack CHU by model year
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2023 | Forrest County, Mississippi | CR-FRUITLAND PARK RD | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Payne County, Oklahoma | CR-MCELROY RD | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Monroe County, Alabama | US-84 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2023 | New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | York County, Nebraska | US-81 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Carson County, Texas | SR-207 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2023 | Amador County, California | SR-88 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Union County, Mississippi | SR-30 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Lockesburg, Sevier County, Arkansas | US-71 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Lee County, Alabama | CR-61 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | Johnson County, Texas | FM 917 | 1 |
| May 16, 2023 | Newton, Newton County, Mississippi | SR-15 | 1 |
| May 9, 2023 | Bay County, Florida | SR-77 | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Boyd, Wise County, Texas | FM 730/ALLEN ST | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Baldwin County, Alabama | US-31 SR-3 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Grant County, Arkansas | US-167-10 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia | US-58 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2023 | Wayne County, Mississippi | CR-DENHAM PROGRESS RD | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Bellflower, McLean County, Illinois | SR-54 | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2023 | Choctaw County, Mississippi | SR-413 | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2023 | De Soto Parish, Louisiana | SR-513 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2022 | Lafourche Parish, Louisiana | SR-1 | 2 |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Shallowater, Lubbock County, Texas | US-84 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Augusta County, Virginia | I-81/RAMP | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Wentzville, St. Charles County, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.