Crash Record VA0220765113

FMCSA crash record in Virginia on Mar 15, 2022.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On March 15, 2022, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Virginia. The vehicle was operated by WATSONTOWN TRUCKING COMPANY (USDOT 10715). Recorded conditions: 6 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by WATSONTOWN TRUCKING COMPANY, FMCSA reference VA0220765113.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 29 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 500+ power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
WATSONTOWN TRUCKING COMPANY
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
29
5 fatal · 10 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
5.3
30 crashes · 565 units
Days since prior carrier crash
11
Last on Mar 4, 2022
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,849 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Virginia, 7,688 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
6
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 #:
VA0220765113
Date:
Mar 15, 2022
Time:
1903
State:
Virginia
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 9 3 3HSDZAPR0NN326095 AH06795 (PA) WATSONTOWN TRUCKING COMPANY 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
cmny3yfw200a0k38ve6oq5lq2 Apr 4, 2026 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5108194 Feb 13, 2026 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5105817 Feb 7, 2026 OH Injury 0 1
cr_5105112 Feb 6, 2026 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5102882 Jan 14, 2026 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5091024 Jan 12, 2026 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5103457 Jan 10, 2026 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5098652 Jan 5, 2026 PA Injury 0 1
cr_5082482 Dec 30, 2025 KY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5089801 Dec 22, 2025 DE Injury 0 1

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