Crash Record SD0202117154

FMCSA crash record in RURAL on Nov 11, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On November 11, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in RURAL, South Dakota. The vehicle was operated by MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC (USDOT 252487). Recorded conditions: 1 / 7 / 1 pavement. Reported by MDS, FMCSA reference SD0202117154.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 37 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: 625 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

10 injury · 36 tow-away

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

9.8

23 crashes · 234 units

Days since prior carrier crash

Last on Oct 14, 2021

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 26,685 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within RURAL, South Dakota, 625 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

CHS INC · 5 reports
PRAIRIE STATES TRUCKING INC · 3 reports
RUSSELL LEGLER INC · 3 reports

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light: 1
Weather: 7
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 #:: SD0202117154
Date:: Nov 11, 2021
Time:: 1310
State:: South Dakota
City:: RURAL
Fatalities:: 0
Injuries:: 0
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 1
Carrier (USDOT):: MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC (252487)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
1	7	3	1XPBD49X4MD716451	M1421HY (TN)	MDS	3	No

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record	Date	State	Severity
cr_5120171	Feb 9, 2026	GA	Tow-Away
cr_5113465	Feb 7, 2026	PA	Tow-Away
cr_5103911	Jan 30, 2026	NC	Tow-Away
cr_5070885	Dec 2, 2025	OH	Tow-Away
cr_5065169	Nov 5, 2025	GA	Tow-Away
cr_5056426	Nov 3, 2025	TN	Tow-Away
cr_5042811	Oct 13, 2025	TN	Tow-Away
cr_5054124	Aug 24, 2025	AL	Tow-Away
cr_4998555	Aug 13, 2025	KY	Tow-Away
cr_5009656	Jul 2, 2025	TN	Tow-Away

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Carrier

MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC

USDOT 252487 · 328 crashes · 550 inspections

Vehicle

VIN: 1XPBD49X4MD716451

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State

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Agency

MDS

Crashes reported by this law-enforcement agency.

City

Crashes in RURAL, SD

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