Crash Record WA0003512368

FMCSA crash record in Washington on Mar 18, 2013.

Injury

What happened

On March 18, 2013, FMCSA recorded an injury crash with one person hurt in Washington. The vehicle was operated by GERALD L PATTERSON (USDOT 2078991). FMCSA reference WA0003512368.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Vehicles
Carrier
GERALD L PATTERSON
Vehicle Type
Severity
Injury

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
2
1 injury · 2 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 1 units
Days since prior carrier crash
153
Last on Oct 16, 2012
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,554,606 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Washington, 3,214 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 #:
WA0003512368
Date:
Mar 18, 2013
Time:
1250
State:
Washington
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
1
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
GERALD L PATTERSON (2078991)

Other crashes by this carrier

3 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_3921939 Dec 16, 2019 ID Injury 0 1
cr_2986457 Jan 31, 2015 NE Tow-Away 0 0
cr_2611890 Oct 16, 2012 MT Tow-Away 0 0

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