Fatal crash profile · Model
Polaris Scrambler
Compared with Polaris · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 12
- Fatal crashes
- 12
- Deaths inside
- 12
- Other deaths
- 0
Between 2020 and 2024, 12 vehicles described as Polaris Scrambler were involved in 12 fatal crashes in the United States. 12 people died inside these vehicles and 0 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 other vehicles or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
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
100%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Polaris: 96%
- About double the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 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
58%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.5 times the share for Polaris: 38%
- About 3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
42%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 85 percent of the share for Polaris: 49%
- About double the share for all vehicles: 18%
50%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 85 percent of the share for Polaris: 57%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Polaris Scrambler | Polaris | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 58.3% | 38.2% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 41.7% | 48.9% | 17.7% |
| At night | 50.0% | 57.3% | 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 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| New York | 3 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2024 | Marshall County, Iowa | TS-320TH ST | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2024 | Ogemaw County, Michigan | BEAL RD | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2023 | Wolcott, Wayne County, New York | BASSETT RD | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2022 | Ogemaw County, Michigan | CR-RAU RD | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | North Tonawanda, Niagara County, New York | SR-429 OLIVER ST | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2021 | Camden County, Missouri | CR-GREENVIEW | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Oconto County, Wisconsin | HEYRMAN RD | 1 |
| May 14, 2021 | Winthrop, St. Lawrence County, New York | SR-11C | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2021 | Lafayette County, Wisconsin | CR-Z | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2021 | Columbia County, Arkansas | CR-COLUMBIA 30 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | CS-276703 | 1 |
| May 25, 2020 | Mercer County, Pennsylvania | US-62 MERCER 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.