Fatal crash profile · Model

Mercury Sable

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 152
Fatal crashes: 152
Deaths inside: 119
Other deaths: 46

Between 2020 and 2024, 152 vehicles described as Mercury Sable were involved in 152 fatal crashes in the United States. 119 people died inside these vehicles and 46 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	44
2021	30
2022	28
2023	22
2024	28

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

72%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Mercury: 68%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	36	13
2021	21	11
2022	22	7
2023	17	7
2024	23	8

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

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 80 percent of the share for Mercury: 19%
About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 90 percent of the share for Mercury: 22%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

48%

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

About the same as the share for Mercury: 47%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Mercury Sable	Mercury	All vehicles
Driver speeding	15.1%	19.3%	19.0%
Driver drinking	19.7%	22.0%	17.7%
At night	48.0%	47.4%	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	102
Cloudy	19
Rain	16
Fog, Smog, Smoke	3
Snow	2

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	76
Dark - Not Lighted	38
Dark - Lighted	26
Dusk	7
Dawn	4

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
Florida	11
North Carolina	9
Texas	8
Virginia	7
Illinois	7
Michigan	7
New York	7
Alabama	6
Georgia	6
Ohio	6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Mercury Sable by model year

2008 22 crashes
2005 17 crashes
2004 15 crashes
2003 23 crashes
2002 14 crashes
2001 12 crashes
2000 17 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
Nov 28, 2024	Lee County, Alabama	CR-LEE RD 188	1
Nov 22, 2024	Lyon County, Kentucky	SR-293	1
Oct 20, 2024	Linn County, Iowa	CR-X20/PRAIRIEBURG RD	1
Oct 10, 2024	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	I-820 LOOP	2
Aug 25, 2024	Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California	SKYWAY DR	1
Aug 16, 2024	Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia	SR-4	3
Aug 8, 2024	Columbia, Boone County, Missouri	SR-B	1
Aug 8, 2024	Lake Park, Palm Beach County, Florida	CR-809	1
Aug 4, 2024	San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas	MU-CHADBOURNE ST	1
Jul 9, 2024	Erie County, Ohio	SR-113	1
Jul 1, 2024	Laguna, Cibola County, New Mexico	I-40	1
Jun 27, 2024	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma	NW FERRIS AVE	1
Jun 20, 2024	Boise, Ada County, Idaho	MILWAUKEE ST	1
Jun 15, 2024	Harrisville, Weber County, Utah	US-HWY89	1
May 19, 2024	Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota	SR-810 BISMARCK EXPRESSWAY	1
May 12, 2024	Crestwood, Cook County, Illinois	MU- CAL SAG RD	1
May 3, 2024	Roanoke, Roanoke city, Virginia	ROANOKE AVE SW	1
Apr 18, 2024	LaSalle County, Illinois	SR- IL 251	1
Mar 29, 2024	Nicholas County, Kentucky	SR-185 E UNION RD	1
Mar 23, 2024	Pacific County, Washington	US-101	1
Mar 19, 2024	Walker County, Alabama	I-22	1
Mar 3, 2024	Colorado County, Texas	US-90A ALT	1
Feb 11, 2024	Lauderdale County, Mississippi	I-59	1
Feb 6, 2024	Coweta County, Georgia	SR-34	1
Feb 4, 2024	Fairport, Monroe County, New York	SR-31 PITTSFORD PALMYRA RD	1

Compare Mercury Sable 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.