Crash Record IA2301360606

FMCSA crash record in DES MOINES on May 12, 2023.

Injury Federal Recordable

What happened

On May 12, 2023, FMCSA recorded an injury crash with one person hurt in DES MOINES, Iowa. The vehicle was operated by CROW AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES INC (USDOT 1000391). Recorded conditions: 3 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by CROW TOW, FMCSA reference IA2301360606.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 4 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: 159 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

CROW AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES INC

USDOT 1000391

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Injury

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

1 injury · 4 tow-away

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

7.1

1 crashes · 14 units

Days since prior carrier crash

148

Last on Dec 15, 2022

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 315,866 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within DES MOINES, Iowa, 159 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

DART · 9 reports
DES MOINES AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY · 5 reports
CITY OF DES MOINES · 4 reports

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light: 3
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 #:: IA2301360606
Date:: May 12, 2023
Time:: 2359
State:: Iowa
City:: DES MOINES
Fatalities:: 0
Injuries:: 1
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 2
Carrier (USDOT):: CROW AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES INC (1000391)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
1	5	5	1FVACWFC3LHLM0639	JSL288 (IA)	CROW TOW	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	Injuries
cr_4994376	Jun 28, 2025	IA	Tow-Away	0
cr_4669287	Dec 13, 2023	IA	Injury	1
cr_4660583	Nov 28, 2023	IA	Tow-Away	0
cr_4474397	Dec 15, 2022	IA	Tow-Away	0
cr_4428158	Sep 29, 2022	IA	Tow-Away	0
cr_4251624	Nov 9, 2021	IA	Tow-Away	0
cr_4124310	Mar 17, 2021	IA	Tow-Away	0
cr_3564418	Dec 10, 2017	IA	Tow-Away	0
cr_3402239	Mar 17, 2017	IA	Tow-Away	0
cr_3118994	Nov 7, 2015	IA	Tow-Away	0

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Related records

Vehicle

2020 FREIGHTLINER M2

NHTSA recalls and complaints for this make/model/year.

Recall

23V237000

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES

Recall

23V105000

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Carrier

CROW AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES INC

USDOT 1000391 · 16 crashes · 5 inspections

Safety

Carrier inspections

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Vehicle

VIN: 1FVACWFC3LHLM0639

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State

Crashes in Iowa

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Agency

CROW TOW

Crashes reported by this law-enforcement agency.

City

Crashes in DES MOINES, IA

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