Crash Record WI0000113920

FMCSA crash record in HAZEL GREEN on May 7, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable Bus

What happened

On May 7, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in HAZEL GREEN, Wisconsin. The vehicle was operated by RUSS STRATTON BUSES INC (USDOT 375480). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by RUSS STRATTON BUSES INC, FMCSA reference WI0000113920.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
RUSS STRATTON BUSES INC
Vehicle Type
Bus
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
1
0 injury · 1 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 26 units
Days since prior carrier crash
1,152
Last on Mar 12, 2018
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,690 carriers

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 #:
WI0000113920
Date:
May 7, 2021
Time:
0725
State:
Wisconsin
City:
HAZEL GREEN
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 4 2 4DRBUC8P6HB475664 22662B (WI) RUSS STRATTON BUSES 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_4581652 Jun 26, 2023 IA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3563443 Mar 12, 2018 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3549069 Feb 23, 2018 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3280374 Sep 26, 2016 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_2643158 Jan 8, 2013 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_2508939 Jan 21, 2012 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_2463761 Sep 13, 2011 WI Injury 0 5
cr_2241145 Apr 10, 2010 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_1794251 Mar 26, 2007 WI Fatal 2 1
cr_1695819 Sep 20, 2006 WI Injury 0 1

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