Fatal crash profile · Model year
1999 Saturn SL2
Compared with Saturn SL2 · Saturn · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 14
- Deaths inside
- 12
- Other deaths
- 3
Between 2020 and 2024, 14 vehicles described as 1999 Saturn SL2 were involved in 14 fatal crashes in the United States. 12 people died inside these vehicles and 3 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 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 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
80%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Saturn SL2: 88%
- About 1.2 times the share for Saturn: 68%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 the same as the share for Saturn SL2: 15%
- About two-thirds of the share for Saturn: 21%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About two-thirds of the share for Saturn SL2: 11%
- About one-third of the share for Saturn: 20%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
36%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 80 percent of the share for Saturn SL2: 44%
- About two-thirds of the share for Saturn: 53%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 1999 Saturn SL2 | Saturn SL2 | Saturn | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 14.3% | 14.7% | 20.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 7.1% | 10.7% | 20.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 35.7% | 44.0% | 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 | 9 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2024 | Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut | I-91 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Stanislaus County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Concordia Parish, Louisiana | US-425 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2023 | Richland County, Wisconsin | CR-B | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland | MU-1395 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Madison County, Kentucky | CR-S DOGWOOD DR | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Valentine, Mohave County, Arizona | SR-66 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Sanilac County, Michigan | SR-25 LAKESHRE RD | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | Pasquotank County, North Carolina | SR-344 WEEKSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Lyons, Toombs County, Georgia | SR-4 | 2 |
| Jan 4, 2022 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | E 22ND ST | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2020 | Thurston County, Washington | US-101 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2020 | Orange County, North Carolina | SR-86 BURTON RD | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2020 | Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama | JORDAN LANE | 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.