Crash Record CA8402100128

FMCSA crash record in RIVERSIDE on Jan 11, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On January 11, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in RIVERSIDE, California. The vehicle was operated by PAR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LLC (USDOT 352475). Recorded conditions: 3 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by PAR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC, FMCSA reference CA8402100128.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 29 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 500+ power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 241 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
PAR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LLC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
29
1 fatal · 6 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
1.2
13 crashes · 1,111 units
Days since prior carrier crash
19
Last on Dec 23, 2020
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,836 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within RIVERSIDE, California, 241 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light
3
Weather
1
Road surface
1

Conditions are mixed. The data does not assign causation; this section reports only what was recorded by the responding officer.

Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:
CA8402100128
Date:
Jan 11, 2021
Time:
1741
State:
California
City:
RIVERSIDE
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 5 98 3C7WRNEL1HG551791 11AD6J (MO) PAR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC 2 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cmo6itl2c0033o1auahcue1mq Apr 13, 2026 MO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5126886 Mar 19, 2026 OH Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5125006 Feb 27, 2026 CO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5049568 Oct 24, 2025 MO Injury 0 1
cr_5039219 Sep 29, 2025 MO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5033429 Sep 24, 2025 MO Injury 0 1
cr_5034907 Sep 22, 2025 MO Injury 0 2
cr_5016514 Jul 29, 2025 CO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5053259 Jun 16, 2025 CO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5020641 May 18, 2025 MO Injury 0 1

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