Fatal crash profile · Model
Saturn L300
Compared with Saturn · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 19
- Fatal crashes
- 19
- Deaths inside
- 9
- Other deaths
- 11
Between 2020 and 2024, 19 vehicles described as Saturn L300 were involved in 19 fatal crashes in the United States. 9 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 | 5 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 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
45%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About two-thirds of the share for Saturn: 68%
- About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
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
37%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.8 times the share for Saturn: 21%
- About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
26%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.3 times the share for Saturn: 20%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
47%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 90 percent of the share for Saturn: 53%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Saturn L300 | Saturn | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 36.8% | 20.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 26.3% | 20.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 47.4% | 53.4% | 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 | 12 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 5 |
| Missouri | 4 |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Saturn L300 by model year
- 2004 11 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2024 | Blooming Prairie, Steele County, Minnesota | US-218 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Indio, Riverside County, California | INDIO SPRINGS PKWY | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Poway, San Diego County, California | VALLE VERDE RD | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota | SR-13 | 1 |
| May 13, 2022 | St. Louis County, Minnesota | CR-284 | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2021 | Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California | ELIZABETH LAKE RD | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Springfield, Greene County, Missouri | GLENSTONE AVE | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2021 | Lafayette County, Mississippi | SR-7 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Duval County, Texas | FM 1329 | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Calvert City, Marshall County, Kentucky | I-24 | 1 |
| May 9, 2021 | St. Louis County, Missouri | CR-REDMAN RD | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | Callaway County, Missouri | SR-WW | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Modesto, Stanislaus County, California | SYLVAN AVE | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2021 | El Paso County, Colorado | CR-SHOUP RD | 2 |
| Nov 15, 2020 | Knox County, Tennessee | US-441 SR-71 NORRIS FWY | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | San Jose, Santa Clara County, California | S JACKSON AVE | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2020 | St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri | SR-115 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | 2699 73RD AVE | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2020 | Wilkes County, Georgia | CR-1480 | 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.