Fatal crash profile · Model
Saturn SL
Compared with Saturn · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 14
- Deaths inside
- 15
- Other deaths
- 0
Between 2020 and 2024, 14 vehicles described as Saturn SL were involved in 14 fatal crashes in the United States. 15 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 cars or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 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
100%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.5 times the share for Saturn: 68%
- About double the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 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
14%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About two-thirds of the share for Saturn: 21%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%
29%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.4 times the share for Saturn: 20%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
57%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Saturn: 53%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Saturn SL | Saturn | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 14.3% | 20.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 28.6% | 20.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 57.1% | 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 | 7 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| Idaho | 2 |
| New York | 1 |
| Montana | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jerome County, Idaho | 500 RD | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Flathead County, Montana | SR-35 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Lewis County, Idaho | SR-64 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2022 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | US-64 SR-15 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2022 | Bullitt County, Kentucky | SR-1526 JOHN HARPER WAY | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Contra Costa County, California | I-80 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Clallam County, Washington | US-101 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2020 | Person County, North Carolina | US-501 DURHAM RD | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Potter County, Pennsylvania | KIM HILL RD | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2020 | Allegan County, Michigan | CR-118TH AVE | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2020 | Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee | CR-PAUL COFFMAN DR | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2020 | West Leyden, Lewis County, New York | GOLDEN RD | 2 |
| Mar 2, 2020 | Los Angeles County, California | CR-AVENUE E | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2020 | Northampton County, Pennsylvania | SR-512 LEHIGH AVE | 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.