Crash Record AL0003624505

FMCSA crash record in DAPHNE on Feb 12, 2023.

Fatal Federal Recordable

What happened

On February 12, 2023, FMCSA recorded a fatal crash that resulted in one death in DAPHNE, Alabama. The vehicle was operated by VAN ELMORE SERVICES INC (USDOT 1510799). Recorded conditions: 3 / 2 / 2 pavement. Reported by VAN ELMORE SERVICES INC, FMCSA reference AL0003624505.

Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Vehicles
4
Carrier
VAN ELMORE SERVICES INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Fatal

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
2
1 fatal · 0 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 8 units
Days since prior carrier crash
585
Last on Jul 7, 2021
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,690 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within DAPHNE, Alabama, 14 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
3
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 #:
AL0003624505
Date:
Feb 12, 2023
Time:
0315
State:
Alabama
City:
DAPHNE
Fatalities:
1
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
4

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 5 98 54DB4W1C0FS802520 2A08XN8 (AL) VAN ELMORE SERVICES INC 2 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT;2:1:NONCOLLISION:RAN OFF ROAD;3:17:COLLISION INVOLVING ANIMAL

Other crashes by this carrier

2 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4188079 Jul 7, 2021 AL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_2449196 Aug 14, 2011 AL Fatal 1 4

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