Crash Record PA908660500X

FMCSA crash record in Pennsylvania on Aug 24, 2019.

Injury

What happened

On August 24, 2019, FMCSA recorded an injury crash with one person hurt in Pennsylvania. The vehicle was operated by FRANK MARTZ COACH COMPANY (USDOT 38186). FMCSA reference PA908660500X.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 7 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
FRANK MARTZ COACH COMPANY
Vehicle Type
Severity
Injury

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
7
4 injury · 5 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
2.6
1 crashes · 38 units
Days since prior carrier crash
218
Last on Jan 18, 2019
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,424 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Pennsylvania, 13,120 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:
PA908660500X
Date:
Aug 24, 2019
Time:
2217
State:
Pennsylvania
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_4936264 Oct 12, 2024 MD Injury 0 1
cr_4791897 Mar 18, 2024 NJ Injury 0 1
cr_4575024 Jun 9, 2023 DC Injury 0 2
cr_4291627 Jan 15, 2022 PA Injury 0 1
cr_3941278 Feb 14, 2020 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3865987 Sep 25, 2019 NJ Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3756313 Jan 18, 2019 NJ Injury 0 3
cr_3713107 Dec 24, 2018 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3678791 Aug 23, 2018 NJ Injury 0 1
cr_3617542 May 31, 2018 NJ Tow-Away 0 0

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