Fatal crash profile · Model
Sterling Truck A9500 series
Compared with Sterling Truck · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 30
- Fatal crashes
- 30
- Deaths inside
- 8
- Other deaths
- 24
Between 2020 and 2024, 30 vehicles described as Sterling Truck A9500 series were involved in 30 fatal crashes in the United States. 8 people died inside these vehicles and 24 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 medium and heavy trucks or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 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
25%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Sterling Truck: 27%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 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
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 80 percent of the share for Sterling Truck: 8%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.6 times the share for Sterling Truck: 4%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
13%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Sterling Truck: 15%
- About 25 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Sterling Truck A9500 series | Sterling Truck | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.7% | 8.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 6.7% | 4.1% | 17.7% |
| At night | 13.3% | 14.8% | 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 | 19 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 23 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| Dawn | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 5 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Ohio | 2 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2020 | Henderson, Chester County, Tennessee | US-45 SR-5 | 2 |
| Jun 23, 2020 | Okfuskee County, Oklahoma | SR-56 | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | SR-310 | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2020 | Montgomery County, Alabama | US-231 SR-9 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2020 | Manatee County, Florida | I-275 | 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.