Fatal crash profile · Make

Western Star

Compared with All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
350
Fatal crashes
350
Deaths inside
71
Other deaths
319

Between 2020 and 2024, 350 vehicles described as Western Star were involved in 350 fatal crashes in the United States. 71 people died inside these vehicles and 319 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 57
2021 75
2022 63
2023 72
2024 83

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

18%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 12 53
2021 20 64
2022 12 60
2023 14 63
2024 13 79

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 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

1%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

24%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About half the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Western Star All vehicles
Driver speeding 7.4% 19.0%
Driver drinking 1.1% 17.7%
At night 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 243
Cloudy 50
Rain 23
Fog, Smog, Smoke 8
Snow 8

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 256
Dark - Not Lighted 62
Dark - Lighted 14
Dawn 12
Dusk 4

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
Texas 46
Mississippi 21
North Carolina 16
Florida 15
Ohio 15
New York 14
Tennessee 14
Georgia 12
Virginia 11
Wisconsin 11

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Western Star models

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Apr 13, 2021 Pima County, Arizona 1
Apr 8, 2021 Bell County, Texas 1
Apr 7, 2021 Tyler County, Texas 1
Apr 1, 2021 Lenox, Madison County, New York 1
Mar 30, 2021 Orangeburg County, South Carolina 1
Mar 28, 2021 Wilson County, Tennessee 1
Mar 22, 2021 Lexington County, South Carolina 1
Mar 15, 2021 Columbiana County, Ohio 1
Mar 13, 2021 Smith County, Texas 1
Feb 23, 2021 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 1
Feb 18, 2021 Lee County, Florida 1
Feb 15, 2021 Grayson County, Virginia 2
Feb 11, 2021 Falls County, Texas 1
Feb 9, 2021 Pike County, Mississippi 1
Feb 8, 2021 King and Queen County, Virginia 2
Jan 28, 2021 Gallia County, Ohio 2
Jan 27, 2021 Natrona County, Wyoming 1
Jan 6, 2021 Franklin County, Mississippi 1
Dec 23, 2020 Lincoln County, Nebraska 3
Dec 21, 2020 Elko County, Nevada 2
Dec 18, 2020 Brazos County, Texas 1
Dec 16, 2020 Love County, Oklahoma 1
Dec 7, 2020 Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky 1
Dec 5, 2020 Cooper County, Missouri 1
Dec 3, 2020 Sauk County, Wisconsin 1

Compare Western Star with another vehicle

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.