Crash Record ILX003165424

FMCSA crash record in ERIN TWP on Sep 20, 2023.

Fatal Federal Recordable

What happened

On September 20, 2023, FMCSA recorded a fatal crash that resulted in one death in ERIN TWP, Illinois. The vehicle was operated by MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP (USDOT 717188). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP, FMCSA reference ILX003165424.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 42 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 500+ power units.

Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Fatal

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
42
5 fatal · 14 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
6.0
48 crashes · 805 units
Days since prior carrier crash
53
Last on Jul 29, 2023
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,828 carriers

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 #:
ILX003165424
Date:
Sep 20, 2023
Time:
1200
State:
Illinois
City:
ERIN TWP
Fatalities:
1
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 6 4 1XKYD49XXLJ368610 2799434 (IN) MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP 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_5111578 Feb 26, 2026 KY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5112202 Feb 23, 2026 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5107899 Feb 17, 2026 KY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5107763 Feb 10, 2026 AZ Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5119918 Feb 2, 2026 OH Injury 0 1
cr_5107186 Jan 28, 2026 MI Injury 0 1
cr_5093940 Jan 12, 2026 OH Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5084858 Dec 29, 2025 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5082657 Dec 27, 2025 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5119406 Dec 20, 2025 LA Fatal 1 0

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