Fatal crash profile · Model year
2003 Mercury Sable
Compared with Mercury Sable · Mercury · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 23
- Fatal crashes
- 23
- Deaths inside
- 16
- Other deaths
- 7
Between 2020 and 2024, 23 vehicles described as 2003 Mercury Sable were involved in 23 fatal crashes in the United States. 16 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 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 |
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
70%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Mercury Sable: 72%
- About the same as the share for Mercury: 68%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 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
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.1 times the share for Mercury Sable: 15%
- About the same as the share for Mercury: 19%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
13%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About two-thirds of the share for Mercury Sable: 20%
- About 60 percent of the share for Mercury: 22%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 18%
48%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Mercury Sable: 48%
- About the same as the share for Mercury: 47%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2003 Mercury Sable | Mercury Sable | Mercury | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 17.4% | 15.1% | 19.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 13.0% | 19.7% | 22.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 47.8% | 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 | 14 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 2 |
| North Dakota | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Oregon | 2 |
| New York | 2 |
| Washington | 2 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2024 | Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota | SR-810 BISMARCK EXPRESSWAY | 1 |
| May 3, 2024 | Roanoke, Roanoke city, Virginia | ROANOKE AVE SW | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Pacific County, Washington | US-101 | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2024 | Lauderdale County, Mississippi | I-59 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia | SR-136 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota | SR-94BE | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | Whatcom County, Washington | CR-HANNEGAN RD | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | Douglas County, Oregon | GARDEN VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | Copake, Columbia County, New York | SR-22 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | MU-WHITE STATION RD | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | Narrowsburg, Sullivan County, New York | SR-52 BRIDGE ST | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2022 | Chesterfield County, Virginia | SR-76/POWHITE PKWY | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | E PIMA ST | 1 |
| May 31, 2022 | Webster, Harris County, Texas | NASA BYPASS N FRONTAGE RD | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Union County, North Carolina | SSR-1005 LANDSFORD RD | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Genesee County, Michigan | CR-SEYMOUR RD | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Lee County, Alabama | SR-14 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Harnett County, North Carolina | SSR-2016 ROSS RD | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2020 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | US-175 | 1 |
| May 24, 2020 | Lincoln County, Oregon | US-20 ODOT 33 | 1 |
| May 3, 2020 | Perry County, Ohio | SR-93 FRANKLIN ST | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2020 | Lafourche Parish, Louisiana | SR-3235 | 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.