Crash Record KS2021E22118

FMCSA crash record in DODGE CITY on Aug 14, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On August 14, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in DODGE CITY, Kansas. The vehicle was operated by CALARK INC (USDOT 2221483). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by CALARK INC, FMCSA reference KS2021E22118.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
CALARK INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
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
Days since prior carrier crash
823
Last on May 14, 2019

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within DODGE CITY, Kansas, 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 #:
KS2021E22118
Date:
Aug 14, 2021
Time:
0840
State:
Kansas
City:
DODGE CITY
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
CALARK INC (2221483)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 5 3 3HAEUMML1NL492050 3172235 (IN) CALARK INC 2 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

4 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4213782 Aug 21, 2021 OK Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3786351 May 14, 2019 TN Injury 0 3
cr_3302322 Oct 21, 2016 AR Injury 0 1
cr_3204668 Oct 19, 2015 AR Tow-Away 0 0

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