Fatal crash profile · Model year
2008 Mercury Sable
Compared with Mercury Sable · Mercury · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 22
- Fatal crashes
- 22
- Deaths inside
- 12
- Other deaths
- 11
Between 2020 and 2024, 22 vehicles described as 2008 Mercury Sable were involved in 22 fatal crashes in the United States. 12 people died inside these vehicles and 11 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 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 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
52%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About three-quarters of the share for Mercury Sable: 72%
- About three-quarters of the share for Mercury: 68%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 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
5%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About one-third of the share for Mercury Sable: 15%
- About one-quarter of the share for Mercury: 19%
- About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 19%
14%
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%
50%
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 | 2008 Mercury Sable | Mercury Sable | Mercury | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 4.5% | 15.1% | 19.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 13.6% | 19.7% | 22.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 50.0% | 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 | 17 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 3 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
| New York | 2 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2024 | Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma | NW FERRIS AVE | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Walker County, Alabama | I-22 | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan | DRAKE RD | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Webster, Monroe County, New York | SR-104 | 2 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Buffalo, Erie County, New York | US-62 BAILEY AVE | 1 |
| May 22, 2023 | Santa Clara County, California | SR-152 | 1 |
| May 9, 2023 | Dodge County, Wisconsin | US-151 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2023 | Denton, Denton County, Texas | US-377/UNIVERSITY DR | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Sangamon County, Illinois | I-55 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma | SR-9 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Platte City, Platte County, Missouri | RUNNING HORSE RD | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | McPherson County, Kansas | SR-4 | 1 |
| May 13, 2022 | Covington County, Alabama | CR-77 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Bienville Parish, Louisiana | SR-9 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | I-610 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2021 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | 38TH ST | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Sumter County, Florida | SR-471 | 1 |
| May 24, 2021 | Arapahoe County, Colorado | SR-83 PARKER RD | 1 |
| May 8, 2021 | West Dundee, Kane County, Illinois | SR-31 S 8TH ST | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2021 | Ferrysburg, Ottawa County, Michigan | US-31 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Opelika, Lee County, Alabama | AIRPORT RD | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2020 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | E ARROWOOD 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.