Crash Record KY0072865142

FMCSA crash record in LOUISVILLE on Feb 13, 2023.

Injury Federal Recordable

What happened

On February 13, 2023, FMCSA recorded an injury crash with 2 people hurt in LOUISVILLE, Kentucky. The vehicle was operated by HORIZON MIDWEST INC (USDOT 2317693). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by HORIZON MIDWEST INC, FMCSA reference KY0072865142.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 19 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: 725 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
2
Vehicles
3
Carrier
HORIZON MIDWEST INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Injury

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
19
3 injury · 18 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
4.4
17 crashes · 385 units
Days since prior carrier crash
7
Last on Feb 6, 2023
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,672 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, 725 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
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 #:
KY0072865142
Date:
Feb 13, 2023
Time:
1518
State:
Kentucky
City:
LOUISVILLE
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
2
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
3

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 3 4V4NC9TG96N420169 3345069 (IN) HORIZON MIDWEST INC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cmny3yg9800jxk38vhhdkm2eo Apr 2, 2026 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5115944 Mar 6, 2026 KY Injury 0 1
cr_5103839 Feb 10, 2026 NC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5086779 Jan 7, 2026 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5088059 Dec 2, 2025 TX Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5027883 Sep 11, 2025 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5016063 Jul 18, 2025 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4996991 Jun 11, 2025 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4951094 Jun 2, 2025 VA Injury 0 2
cr_4942919 May 16, 2025 MI Tow-Away 0 0

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