Crash Record KY0071671329

FMCSA crash record in Kentucky on Oct 2, 2015.

Injury

What happened

On October 2, 2015, FMCSA recorded an injury crash with one person hurt in Kentucky. The vehicle was operated by SPARTAN FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1712434). FMCSA reference KY0071671329.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Vehicles
Carrier
SPARTAN FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Injury

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
2
2 injury · 2 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
1.5
2 crashes · 130 units
Days since prior carrier crash
155
Last on Apr 30, 2015
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,632 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Kentucky, 5,384 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 #:
KY0071671329
Date:
Oct 2, 2015
Time:
1000
State:
Kentucky
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
1
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4955442 May 2, 2025 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4908007 Feb 13, 2025 MI Injury 0 1
cr_4813635 Aug 13, 2024 IL Injury 0 1
cr_4786951 Jul 22, 2024 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4712422 Mar 4, 2024 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4673878 Dec 18, 2023 SC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4547509 Apr 21, 2023 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4464974 Nov 17, 2022 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4392205 Jun 9, 2022 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4306286 Jan 6, 2022 MI Tow-Away 0 0

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