Fatal crash profile · Model year
2007 Western Star 4900
Compared with Western Star 4900 · Western Star · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 14
- Deaths inside
- 3
- Other deaths
- 11
Between 2020 and 2024, 14 vehicles described as 2007 Western Star 4900 were involved in 14 fatal crashes in the United States. 3 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 medium and heavy trucks or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
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
21%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.5 times the share for Western Star 4900: 14%
- About 1.2 times the share for Western Star: 18%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
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
21%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.9 times the share for Western Star 4900: 11%
- About 3 times the share for Western Star: 7%
- About 1.1 times 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 4900: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for Western Star: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
21%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 80 percent of the share for Western Star 4900: 26%
- About the same as the share for Western Star: 24%
- About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2007 Western Star 4900 | Western Star 4900 | Western Star | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 21.4% | 11.1% | 7.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 17.7% |
| At night | 21.4% | 26.3% | 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 | 13 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2024 | Hartley County, Texas | FM 281 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Walthall County, Mississippi | US-98 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | SR-300 283 FIELD ARTILLERY HW | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Robertson County, Texas | FM 50 | 1 |
| May 18, 2022 | Suwannee County, Florida | CR-49 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Cassia County, Idaho | 400 SOUTH RD | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Muskogee County, Oklahoma | MUSKOGEE TURNPIKE ON-RAMP | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Lane County, Oregon | SR-126E ODOT 15 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2021 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | CR-CRESCENT RIDGE RD NE | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2021 | Crawford, Washington County, Maine | SR-9 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Lenox, Madison County, New York | SR-13/5 SENECA TPKE | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2021 | Lexington County, South Carolina | SR-72 | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2021 | Columbiana County, Ohio | SR-39 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Odessa, Ector County, Texas | I-20 | 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.