Crash Record MD0209514390

FMCSA crash record in Maryland on Jul 15, 2002.

Injury

What happened

On July 15, 2002, FMCSA recorded an injury crash with one person hurt in Maryland. The vehicle was operated by GARBER FARMS INC (USDOT 473918). FMCSA reference MD0209514390.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 9 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 6–50 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Vehicles
Carrier
GARBER FARMS INC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Injury

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
9
1 fatal · 2 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
8.3
4 crashes · 48 units
Days since prior carrier crash
41
Last on Jun 4, 2002
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,512 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Maryland, 4,393 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

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Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:
MD0209514390
Date:
Jul 15, 2002
Time:
1130
State:
Maryland
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
1
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
GARBER FARMS INC (473918)

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5084631 Nov 24, 2025 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4951797 May 11, 2025 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4911187 Feb 26, 2025 MD Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4875547 Dec 30, 2024 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4788635 Jul 28, 2024 TX Injury 0 1
cr_4487988 Dec 5, 2022 DE Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4374707 Apr 11, 2022 IN Injury 0 1
cr_4285540 Jan 2, 2022 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4181019 Jan 21, 2021 PA Injury 0 1
cr_3867054 Oct 2, 2019 OH Fatal 3 1

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