Crash Record MO0000040064

FMCSA crash record in Missouri on Aug 17, 2010.

Fatal

What happened

On August 17, 2010, FMCSA recorded a fatal crash that resulted in one death in Missouri. The vehicle was operated by MERRELL ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 1812747). FMCSA reference MO0000040064.

Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
MERRELL ENTERPRISES LLC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Fatal

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
3
1 fatal · 0 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 14 units
Days since prior carrier crash
357
Last on Aug 25, 2009
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,691 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Missouri, 8,506 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 #:
MO0000040064
Date:
Aug 17, 2010
Time:
2112
State:
Missouri
Fatalities:
1
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4688921 Jan 8, 2024 IL Injury 0 1
cr_4519818 Feb 20, 2023 MO Injury 0 1
cr_4426114 Sep 22, 2022 AL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4356987 May 17, 2022 MO Injury 0 1
cr_4321733 Feb 24, 2022 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3874879 Oct 24, 2019 AR Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3850045 Sep 10, 2019 KS Injury 0 1
cr_3817067 Jul 1, 2019 TX Injury 0 1
cr_3807010 Jun 14, 2019 MS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3776682 Mar 26, 2019 MO Injury 0 1

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