Fatal crash profile · Model
Western Star 4900E
Compared with Western Star · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 13
- Fatal crashes
- 13
- Deaths inside
- 8
- Other deaths
- 6
Between 2020 and 2024, 13 vehicles described as Western Star 4900E were involved in 13 fatal crashes in the United States. 8 people died inside these vehicles and 6 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 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Embed
Deaths
Who died in these crashes
57%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 3 times the share for Western Star: 18%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
Embed
Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Western Star: 7%
- About 40 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: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
15%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About two-thirds of the share for Western Star: 24%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Western Star 4900E | Western Star | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 7.7% | 7.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.1% | 17.7% |
| At night | 15.4% | 23.7% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
Embed
Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 3 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Ohio | 2 |
| Alaska | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
Embed
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2024 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | MU-RIVERSIDE DR | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Morgan County, Ohio | SR-60 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | Fulton County, Pennsylvania | US-30 LINCOLN HWY | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Houston County, Alabama | SR-109 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Baldwyn, Prentiss County, Mississippi | US-45 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2021 | McMinn County, Tennessee | I-75 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Wilkinson County, Mississippi | SR-24 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2021 | Grayson County, Virginia | SR-16/TROUTDALE HWY | 2 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Fentress County, Tennessee | US-127 SR-28 N YORK HWY | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2020 | Hardin County, Kentucky | SR-9001 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2020 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska | SR-3 PARKS HWY | 1 |
| May 28, 2020 | Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio | GRISWOLD RD | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2020 | Lauderdale County, Mississippi | 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.