Fatal crash profile · Model year
2020 Western Star 4700
Compared with Western Star 4700 · Western Star · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 18
- Fatal crashes
- 18
- Deaths inside
- 5
- Other deaths
- 13
Between 2020 and 2024, 18 vehicles described as 2020 Western Star 4700 were involved in 18 fatal crashes in the United States. 5 people died inside these vehicles and 13 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 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 |
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
28%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.6 times the share for Western Star 4700: 18%
- About 1.5 times the share for Western Star: 18%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 |
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
11%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 3 times the share for Western Star 4700: 4%
- About 1.5 times the share for Western Star: 7%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Western Star 4700: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for Western Star: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
6%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About one-third of the share for Western Star 4700: 17%
- About one-quarter of the share for Western Star: 24%
- About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2020 Western Star 4700 | Western Star 4700 | Western Star | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 11.1% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 17.7% |
| At night | 5.6% | 17.0% | 23.7% | 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 | 10 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3 |
| Nebraska | 2 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2024 | Wayne County, Mississippi | US-45 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Orange County, North Carolina | SR-49 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Durham, Durham County, North Carolina | SR-147 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | US-6 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Medina County, Ohio | SR-83 AVON LAKE RD | 1 |
| May 20, 2024 | Calhoun County, Florida | SR-71 | 1 |
| May 1, 2024 | Liberty, Waldo County, Maine | SR-3 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Gloucester County, Virginia | US-17 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | Rutherford County, Tennessee | CR-FLORENCE RD | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia | CR-718 | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Stanly County, North Carolina | SR-24 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Dakota County, Nebraska | CR-152ND ST | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Temple, Bell County, Texas | H AVE | 1 |
| May 2, 2022 | Hope, Warren County, New Jersey | CR-519 BRIDGEVILLE HOPE RD | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Berrien County, Michigan | I-94 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2021 | Pike County, Mississippi | US-98 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2020 | Sumter County, Florida | I-75 NB | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2020 | Rutherford County, Tennessee | US-231 SR-10 SHELBYVILLE PK | 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.