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Crash Record MI0002961194

FMCSA crash record in FLINT on Aug 16, 2023.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On August 16, 2023, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in FLINT, Michigan. The vehicle was operated by NELSON TREE SERVICE LLC. Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by NELSON TREE SERVICE LLC, FMCSA reference MI0002961194.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 104 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
NELSON TREE SERVICE LLC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within FLINT, Michigan, 104 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 #:
MI0002961194
Date:
Aug 16, 2023
Time:
1155
State:
Michigan
City:
FLINT
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (as reported):
NELSON TREE SERVICE LLC

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 5 3 1FVACXFD4KHKK0720 2776023 (IN) NELSON TREE SERVICE LLC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT

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An individual FMCSA crash record tells you that a commercial vehicle operated by this carrier was involved in a reportable crash on the date listed, along with the severity (fatalities / injuries / tow-away) and the responding agency. A single crash record does not tell you whether the carrier was at fault, whether the driver was cited, or how the crash affected the carrier's safety scores. To evaluate the carrier, compare the full multi-year crash history against the carrier's fleet size, miles driven, and cohort peers.
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