Crash Record LA2022002185

FMCSA crash record in RURAL CALCASIEU on May 24, 2022.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On May 24, 2022, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in RURAL CALCASIEU, Louisiana. The vehicle was operated by SAMUEL SON & CO INC (USDOT 342033). Recorded conditions: 1 / 2 / 2 pavement. Reported by SAMUEL SON & CO INC, FMCSA reference LA2022002185.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 5 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
SAMUEL SON & CO INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
5
2 injury · 5 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 58 units
Days since prior carrier crash
196
Last on Nov 9, 2021
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,697 carriers

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 #:
LA2022002185
Date:
May 24, 2022
Time:
1822
State:
Louisiana
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
SAMUEL SON & CO INC (342033)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 5 1FUJGLDR4JLJS5473 2627136 (IN) SAMUEL SON & CO 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_4594582 Jul 24, 2023 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4585050 May 5, 2023 PA Injury 0 1
cr_4294527 Nov 9, 2021 GA Injury 0 1
cr_4254240 Oct 27, 2021 LA Injury 0 1
cr_4074501 Nov 17, 2020 TX Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3979857 May 28, 2020 OK Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3877386 Nov 8, 2019 NY Injury 0 1
cr_3901146 Oct 4, 2019 CO Injury 0 1
cr_3815674 Jun 24, 2019 FL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3743703 Feb 15, 2019 MN Tow-Away 0 0

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