Crash Record MI0002774298

FMCSA crash record in DEWITT TWP on Dec 23, 2022.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On December 23, 2022, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in DEWITT TWP, Michigan. The vehicle was operated by JOHNSTON TRUCKING INC (USDOT 114378). Recorded conditions: 1 / 6 / 6 pavement. Reported by JOHNSTON TRUCKING INC, FMCSA reference MI0002774298.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
1
Carrier
JOHNSTON TRUCKING INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
3
0 injury · 3 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
9.1
1 crashes · 11 units
Days since prior carrier crash
44
Last on Nov 9, 2022
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,670 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within DEWITT TWP, Michigan, 19 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
6
Road surface
6

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 #:
MI0002774298
Date:
Dec 23, 2022
Time:
1357
State:
Michigan
City:
DEWITT TWP
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
1

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 98 1HTMMMML8FH729071 BC06018 (MI) JOHNSTON TRUCKING INC 2 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE;2:17:COLLISION INVOLVING ANIMAL

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4884639 Jan 24, 2025 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4690703 Jan 12, 2024 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4498880 Jan 24, 2023 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4493964 Dec 23, 2022 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4454454 Nov 9, 2022 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3908258 Dec 31, 2019 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3712745 Dec 17, 2018 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3559034 Mar 10, 2018 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3362635 Feb 14, 2017 MI Injury 0 1
cr_3271945 Sep 12, 2016 MI Tow-Away 0 0

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