Fatal crash profile · Model year
2004 Mercury Sable
Compared with Mercury Sable · Mercury · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 15
- Fatal crashes
- 15
- Deaths inside
- 13
- Other deaths
- 3
Between 2020 and 2024, 15 vehicles described as 2004 Mercury Sable were involved in 15 fatal crashes in the United States. 13 people died inside these vehicles and 3 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 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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
81%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Mercury Sable: 72%
- About 1.2 times the share for Mercury: 68%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 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
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 45 percent of the share for Mercury Sable: 15%
- About one-third of the share for Mercury: 19%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%
40%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About double the share for Mercury Sable: 20%
- About 1.8 times the share for Mercury: 22%
- About double the share for all vehicles: 18%
33%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About two-thirds of the share for Mercury Sable: 48%
- About two-thirds of the share for Mercury: 47%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2004 Mercury Sable | Mercury Sable | Mercury | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.7% | 15.1% | 19.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 40.0% | 19.7% | 22.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 33.3% | 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 | 9 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Nevada | 2 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2024 | Colorado County, Texas | US-90A ALT | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | Lyon County, Nevada | SR-439 | 2 |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Sheboygan County, Wisconsin | I-43 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Clark County, Nevada | E SAHARA AVE | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2022 | Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio | CR-5 SYLVANIA AVE | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Chilton County, Alabama | CR-15 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Sumter County, Florida | BUENA VISTA BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2021 | Albemarle County, Virginia | US-29 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Pennington County, South Dakota | I-90 E | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2020 | Charles County, Maryland | CR-158 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Boone County, Illinois | I-90 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2020 | Union, Franklin County, Missouri | SR-47 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2020 | Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa | SR-64 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2020 | Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade County, Florida | SR-860 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2020 | DeKalb County, Georgia | CR-616/HILLANDALE DR | 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.