Crash Record CT2400010912

FMCSA crash record in HARTFORD on Jan 9, 2024.

Fatal Federal Recordable

What happened

On January 9, 2024, FMCSA recorded a fatal crash that resulted in one death in HARTFORD, Connecticut. The vehicle was operated by ESTER CARGO INC (USDOT 3758659). Recorded conditions: 3 / 1 / 6 pavement. Reported by ESTER CARGO INC, FMCSA reference CT2400010912.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 6 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 162 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

ESTER CARGO INC

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Fatal

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

1 fatal · 2 injury

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

4.6

23 crashes · 495 units

Days since prior carrier crash

Last on Oct 31, 2023

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 26,680 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within HARTFORD, Connecticut, 162 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

AUTUMN TRANSPORTATION INC · 6 reports
FIRST STUDENT INC · 4 reports
CT Transit · 3 reports

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light: 3
Weather: 1
Road surface: 6

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 #:: CT2400010912
Date:: Jan 9, 2024
Time:: 0240
State:: Connecticut
City:: HARTFORD
Fatalities:: 1
Injuries:: 1
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 2
Carrier (USDOT):: ESTER CARGO INC (3758659)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
1	9	98	3AKJHHDR7RSUW8577	PWY2006 (OH)	ESTER CARGO 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_5118990	Feb 9, 2026	FL	Injury	0	1
cr_5098513	Jan 31, 2026	SC	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_5098306	Jan 24, 2026	KS	Injury	0	1
cr_5085291	Jan 6, 2026	GA	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_5087014	Dec 14, 2025	IN	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_5070372	Nov 13, 2025	OH	Injury	0	1
cr_5054864	Nov 4, 2025	TN	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_4994696	Jul 17, 2025	GA	Fatal	1	0
cr_5009520	Jun 27, 2025	TN	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_5009521	Jun 18, 2025	TN	Tow-Away	0	0

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Carrier

ESTER CARGO INC

USDOT 3758659 · 35 crashes · 315 inspections

Vehicle

VIN: 3AKJHHDR7RSUW8577

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State

Crashes in Connecticut

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Agency

ESTER CARGO INC

Crashes reported by this law-enforcement agency.

City

Crashes in HARTFORD, CT

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