Crash Record AZ0000031898

FMCSA crash record in PHOENIX on May 29, 2023.

Fatal Federal Recordable

What happened

On May 29, 2023, FMCSA recorded a fatal crash that resulted in one death in PHOENIX, Arizona. The vehicle was operated by 208 EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2726603). Recorded conditions: 2 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by 208 EXPRESS LLC, FMCSA reference AZ0000031898.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 835 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
208 EXPRESS LLC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Fatal

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
1
1 fatal · 0 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 1 units
Prior carrier crash
No earlier crash on file
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,553,621 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within PHOENIX, Arizona, 835 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
2
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 #:
AZ0000031898
Date:
May 29, 2023
Time:
2205
State:
Arizona
City:
PHOENIX
Fatalities:
1
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
208 EXPRESS LLC (2726603)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 98 1FUJGLDR6DLBW6856 AK8584 (ID) 208 EXPRESS LLC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:12:COLLISION INVOLVING PEDESTRIAN

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