Crash Record OH0216029952

FMCSA crash record in BOSTON (TOWNSHIP OF) on Feb 25, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On February 25, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in BOSTON (TOWNSHIP OF), Ohio. The vehicle was operated by COLUMBUS LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2512490). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by COLUMBUS LOGISTICS INC, FMCSA reference OH0216029952.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 16 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 6–50 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
1
Carrier
COLUMBUS LOGISTICS INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
16
5 injury · 16 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
8.0
2 crashes · 25 units
Days since prior carrier crash
9
Last on Feb 16, 2021
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,512 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within BOSTON (TOWNSHIP OF), Ohio, 12 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
1
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 #:
OH0216029952
Date:
Feb 25, 2021
Time:
1333
State:
Ohio
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
1

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 3 3AKGGLD55GSGR6736 A80693 (KY) COLUMBUS LOGISTICS INC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

2:1:NONCOLLISION:RAN OFF ROAD;3:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT;4:17:COLLISION INVOLVING ANIMAL;1:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5023982 Aug 14, 2025 GA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4862808 Dec 5, 2024 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4682259 Jan 2, 2024 KY Injury 0 1
cr_4610856 Aug 21, 2023 KY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4570488 Jun 8, 2023 WV Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4555579 May 12, 2023 NY Injury 0 1
cr_4535456 Mar 23, 2023 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4526082 Mar 13, 2023 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4510678 Jan 27, 2023 OH Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4495962 Jan 15, 2023 MO Injury 0 1

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