Fatal crash profile · Model year
2000 Mercury Sable
Compared with Mercury Sable · Mercury · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 17
- Fatal crashes
- 17
- Deaths inside
- 10
- Other deaths
- 7
Between 2020 and 2024, 17 vehicles described as 2000 Mercury Sable were involved in 17 fatal crashes in the United States. 10 people died inside these vehicles and 7 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
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
59%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 80 percent of the share for Mercury Sable: 72%
- About 85 percent of the share for Mercury: 68%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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
24%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.6 times the share for Mercury Sable: 15%
- About 1.2 times the share for Mercury: 19%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
24%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Mercury Sable: 20%
- About the same as the share for Mercury: 22%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
82%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.7 times the share for Mercury Sable: 48%
- About 1.7 times the share for Mercury: 47%
- About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2000 Mercury Sable | Mercury Sable | Mercury | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 23.5% | 15.1% | 19.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 23.5% | 19.7% | 22.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 82.4% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Daylight | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 2 |
| Nevada | 2 |
| Indiana | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2024 | San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas | MU-CHADBOURNE ST | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Laguna, Cibola County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Boise, Ada County, Idaho | MILWAUKEE ST | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2024 | Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana | MU-N 25TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | MU-HOLLY ST | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | Lawrence County, Missouri | I-44 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Wayne County, North Carolina | US-70 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Allen County, Indiana | RIVER RD | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut | SR-229 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Bedford County, Virginia | SR-24/GLENWOOD DR | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2021 | Marion County, Kentucky | US-68 | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2021 | Clark County, Nevada | S EASTERN AVE | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia | SR-40/E GRETNA RD | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2020 | North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada | N PECOS RD | 1 |
| May 3, 2020 | Nash County, North Carolina | SSR-1506 AVENT RD | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2020 | Anderson County, South Carolina | US-29 | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2020 | Pasco County, Florida | CR-1 LITTLE RD | 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.