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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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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Explore
Western Star models
- 4900 171 crashes
- 4700 94 crashes
- 5700 31 crashes
- 49X Chassis 23 crashes
- 4900E 13 crashes
- 47X Chassis 10 crashes
- 4800 6 crashes
- 57X Chassis 1 crash
- 5900 1 crash
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2024 | Walthall County, Mississippi | US-98 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Bell County, Texas | FM 2484 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Will County, Illinois | SR-53/CHICAGO ST | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Hidalgo County, New Mexico | US-70 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | Oconto County, Wisconsin | SR-32 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Gage County, Nebraska | US-77 | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Charlevoix County, Michigan | SR-66 | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Stockton, San Joaquin County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Mooresville, Morgan County, Indiana | SR-144 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Wilsons Mills, Johnston County, North Carolina | US-70 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Rusk County, Texas | US-79 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Berkeley County, South Carolina | SR-467 BLACK TOM RD | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Beaverhead County, Montana | SR-41 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Collier County, Florida | CR-846 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | South Hill, Mecklenburg County, Virginia | US-1 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Kerr County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Robeson County, North Carolina | SSR-1312 OXENDINE SCHOOL RD | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | SR-300 283 FIELD ARTILLERY HW | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Wilkinson County, Mississippi | SR-563 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee | I-840 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Morgan County, Ohio | SR-60 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Russell County, Virginia | CR-0632 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Gainesville, Ozark County, Missouri | US-160 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Pacific, Franklin County, Missouri | I-44 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Pike County, Mississippi | SR-24 | 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.