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Crash Record IN0904278078

FMCSA crash record in ELKHART on May 16, 2023.

Injury Federal Recordable

What happened

On May 16, 2023, FMCSA recorded an injury crash with 2 people hurt in ELKHART, Indiana. The vehicle was operated by S & L CARTAGE INC (USDOT 1338458). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. FMCSA reference IN0904278078.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 10 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 1–5 power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 112 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
2
Vehicles
2
Carrier
S & L CARTAGE INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Injury

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
10
4 injury · 10 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 1 units
Days since prior carrier crash
215
Last on Oct 13, 2022
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,554,615 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within ELKHART, Indiana, 112 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 #:
IN0904278078
Date:
May 16, 2023
Time:
1114
State:
Indiana
City:
ELKHART
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
2
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
S & L CARTAGE INC (1338458)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
2 9 3 3HSDJAPR7GN293168 P869239 (IL) S & L CARTAGE 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_4628607 Sep 27, 2023 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4437175 Oct 13, 2022 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4440365 Oct 3, 2022 IL Injury 0 1
cr_4436464 Sep 26, 2022 IL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4429653 Sep 16, 2022 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4326102 Mar 1, 2022 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4354621 Feb 17, 2022 IL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4501885 Nov 29, 2021 IL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4470197 Nov 22, 2021 IL Injury 0 1
cr_4224540 Aug 16, 2021 IL Injury 0 2

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Carrier
S & L CARTAGE INC
USDOT 1338458 · 57 crashes · 8 inspections
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