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Crash Record TN0102956182

FMCSA crash record in NASHVILLE on Apr 15, 2021.

Fatal Federal Recordable

What happened

On April 15, 2021, FMCSA recorded a fatal crash that resulted in one death in NASHVILLE, Tennessee. The vehicle was operated by S A EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2285847). Recorded conditions: 2 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by S A EXPRESS INC, FMCSA reference TN0102956182.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 9 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 911 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
1
Injuries
2
Vehicles
2
Carrier
S A EXPRESS INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Fatal

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
9
3 fatal · 2 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
8.1
16 crashes · 198 units
Days since prior carrier crash
25
Last on Mar 21, 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 NASHVILLE, Tennessee, 911 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
2
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 #:
TN0102956182
Date:
Apr 15, 2021
Time:
2047
State:
Tennessee
City:
NASHVILLE
Fatalities:
1
Injuries:
2
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
S A EXPRESS INC (2285847)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 3 1XKYD49X4KJ248591 RB94972 (MI) S A EXPRESS INC 3 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
cr_5124319 Mar 15, 2026 IA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5104772 Feb 12, 2026 KY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5042556 Sep 16, 2025 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5027857 Sep 15, 2025 TN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5030698 Aug 26, 2025 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4998606 Jul 14, 2025 KY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5005117 Jul 8, 2025 OH Injury 0 1
cr_4994403 Jul 7, 2025 IA Injury 0 2
cr_5000773 Jun 13, 2025 MI Injury 0 2
cr_4919456 Mar 27, 2025 IL Tow-Away 0 0

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Carrier
S A EXPRESS INC
USDOT 2285847 · 72 crashes · 252 inspections
Vehicle
VIN: 1XKYD49X4KJ248591
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Was this crash the carrier's fault? ▾
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How does this crash affect the carrier's safety scores? ▾
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Will this crash show up on the carrier's CSA SMS scores? ▾
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