Fatal crash profile · Model year
2005 Mercury Sable
Compared with Mercury Sable · Mercury · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 17
- Fatal crashes
- 17
- Deaths inside
- 14
- Other deaths
- 5
Between 2020 and 2024, 17 vehicles described as 2005 Mercury Sable were involved in 17 fatal crashes in the United States. 14 people died inside these vehicles and 5 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 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
74%
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 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 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
12%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About three-quarters of the share for Mercury Sable: 15%
- About 60 percent of the share for Mercury: 19%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%
12%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 60 percent of the share for Mercury Sable: 20%
- About half the share for Mercury: 22%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%
59%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Mercury Sable: 48%
- About 1.2 times the share for Mercury: 47%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2005 Mercury Sable | Mercury Sable | Mercury | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 11.8% | 15.1% | 19.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 11.8% | 19.7% | 22.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 58.8% | 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 | 11 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| New York | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2024 | Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia | SR-4 | 3 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Columbia, Boone County, Missouri | SR-B | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2024 | Fairport, Monroe County, New York | SR-31 PITTSFORD PALMYRA RD | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2022 | Orange County, North Carolina | SSR-1540 LIGER RD | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2021 | Washtenaw County, Michigan | CR-GOODBAND RD | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2021 | Doniphan County, Kansas | SR-7 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | Hurst, Tarrant County, Texas | SR-10 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2021 | Ocean City, Cape May County, New Jersey | CR-656 BAY AVE | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Yakima County, Washington | US-97 | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2020 | Amelia County, Virginia | CR-604 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2020 | St. Louis County, Missouri | I-270 RAMP 6498 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Muskegon County, Michigan | CR-N BEAR LAKE RD | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | I-40 E ENTRANCE RAMP | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2020 | Bluff City, Sullivan County, Tennessee | CR-BUFFALO RD | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2020 | Hempstead, Nassau County, New York | PENINSULA BLVD | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Brevard County, Florida | US-1 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2020 | Muscatine County, Iowa | SR-38 | 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.