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Crash Record IN0904017812

FMCSA crash record in FORT WAYNE on Apr 18, 2022.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On April 18, 2022, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in FORT WAYNE, Indiana. The vehicle was operated by BLUE EAGLE TOWING LLC (USDOT 1226040). Recorded conditions: 1 / 2 / 2 pavement. Reported by BLUE EAGLE TOWING LLC, FMCSA reference IN0904017812.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 8 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 6–50 power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 302 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
BLUE EAGLE TOWING LLC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
8
0 injury · 8 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
15.0
3 crashes · 20 units
Days since prior carrier crash
24
Last on Mar 25, 2022
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,424 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within FORT WAYNE, Indiana, 302 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
2
Road surface
2

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 #:
IN0904017812
Date:
Apr 18, 2022
Time:
1401
State:
Indiana
City:
FORT WAYNE
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
BLUE EAGLE TOWING LLC (1226040)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 5 5 3C7WRMDL7LG269563 RC516AL (IN) BLUE EAGLE TOWING LLC 2 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_5075295 Nov 28, 2025 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4874493 Dec 13, 2024 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4866323 Nov 24, 2024 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4772851 Jun 20, 2024 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4748168 Apr 25, 2024 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4686771 Jan 9, 2024 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4667913 Nov 7, 2023 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4592251 Jul 12, 2023 IN Injury 0 4
cr_4395764 Jun 22, 2022 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4369822 Mar 25, 2022 IN Tow-Away 0 0

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Carrier
BLUE EAGLE TOWING LLC
USDOT 1226040 · 30 crashes · 9 inspections
Vehicle
VIN: 3C7WRMDL7LG269563
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