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Crash Record MI0002225461

FMCSA crash record in WHEATFIELD TWP on Mar 4, 2021.

Fatal Federal Recordable

What happened

On March 4, 2021, FMCSA recorded a fatal crash that resulted in one death in WHEATFIELD TWP, Michigan. The vehicle was operated by VOYAGER EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1974009). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by VOYAGER EXPRESS INC, FMCSA reference MI0002225461.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 13 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Vehicles
1
Carrier
VOYAGER EXPRESS INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Fatal

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
13
1 fatal · 5 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
2.0
8 crashes · 400 units
Days since prior carrier crash
24
Last on Feb 8, 2021
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,687 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within WHEATFIELD TWP, Michigan, 7 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
—
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 #:
MI0002225461
Date:
Mar 4, 2021
Time:
1044
State:
Michigan
City:
WHEATFIELD TWP
Fatalities:
1
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
1
Carrier (USDOT):
VOYAGER EXPRESS INC (1974009)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 3 4V4NC9TK26N413181 RB73828 (MI) VOYAGER EXPRESS INC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

4:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE;3:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT;1:8:NONCOLLISION:CROSS MEDIAN/CENTERLINE;2:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5113607 Mar 4, 2026 AR Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5084848 Dec 29, 2025 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5083916 Dec 15, 2025 TX Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5089040 Dec 13, 2025 OH Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5068724 Dec 4, 2025 MI Injury 0 1
cr_5063667 Nov 14, 2025 TX Injury 0 1
cr_5059223 Oct 28, 2025 MI Injury 0 1
cr_4905392 Feb 18, 2025 MI Injury 0 1
cr_4797979 Aug 12, 2024 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4746542 May 11, 2024 MI Tow-Away 0 0

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Carrier
VOYAGER EXPRESS INC
USDOT 1974009 · 71 crashes · 220 inspections
Vehicle
VIN: 4V4NC9TK26N413181
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