Fatal crash profile · Model year
2002 Mercury Sable
Compared with Mercury Sable · Mercury · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 14
- Deaths inside
- 14
- Other deaths
- 1
Between 2020 and 2024, 14 vehicles described as 2002 Mercury Sable were involved in 14 fatal crashes in the United States. 14 people died inside these vehicles and 1 person 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 | 2 |
| 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
93%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.3 times the share for Mercury Sable: 72%
- About 1.4 times the share for Mercury: 68%
- About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
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
29%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.9 times the share for Mercury Sable: 15%
- About 1.5 times the share for Mercury: 19%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
29%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.4 times the share for Mercury Sable: 20%
- About 1.3 times the share for Mercury: 22%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
43%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 90 percent of the share for Mercury Sable: 48%
- About the same as the share for Mercury: 47%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2002 Mercury Sable | Mercury Sable | Mercury | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 28.6% | 15.1% | 19.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 28.6% | 19.7% | 22.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 42.9% | 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 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Ohio | 2 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2024 | Lee County, Alabama | CR-LEE RD 188 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2024 | Linn County, Iowa | CR-X20/PRAIRIEBURG RD | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | I-820 LOOP | 2 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | LaSalle County, Illinois | SR- IL 251 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2023 | Midwest City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | SPENCER RD | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2023 | Vanderburgh County, Indiana | I-69 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio | CR-457 HARRISON AVE | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2022 | East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | US-6 SUPERIOR AVE | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | Sacramento County, California | I-80 RAMP | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Killdeer, Dunn County, North Dakota | SR-22 | 1 |
| May 22, 2021 | Sampson County, North Carolina | US-421 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Lawrence County, South Dakota | I-90 E | 1 |
| May 26, 2020 | Josephine County, Oregon | CR-FISH HATCHERY RD | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2020 | Avery County, North Carolina | SR-105 | 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.