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Crash Record WA0003926001

FMCSA crash record in SEATTLE on Nov 1, 2024.

Tow-Away HazMat Federal Recordable

What happened

On November 1, 2024, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in SEATTLE, Washington. The vehicle was operated by EJ USA INC (USDOT 472030). Recorded conditions: 5 / 2 / 2 pavement. Reported by EJ, FMCSA reference WA0003926001.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 268 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
EJ USA INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
3
0 injury · 3 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
5.1
2 crashes · 39 units
Days since prior carrier crash
275
Last on Jan 31, 2024
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 304,512 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within SEATTLE, Washington, 268 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
5
Weather
2
Road surface
2

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 #:
WA0003926001
Date:
Nov 1, 2024
Time:
0655
State:
Washington
City:
SEATTLE
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
Yes
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
EJ USA INC (472030)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 7 98 3ALHCYFE7LDME7092 2955341 (IN) EJ 3 No

Hazardous Materials Involved

This crash involved a vehicle carrying hazardous materials. No hazardous material release was reported.

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_4991590 Jun 17, 2025 CO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4697961 Jan 31, 2024 TX Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4635990 Sep 27, 2023 OK Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3609513 Jun 4, 2018 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3371602 Mar 1, 2017 TX Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3346305 Jan 7, 2017 DE Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3168689 Feb 16, 2016 NY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_2752575 Aug 23, 2013 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_2627631 Nov 28, 2012 NY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_2355675 Jan 24, 2011 GA Injury 0 1

Related records

Carrier
EJ USA INC
USDOT 472030 · 17 crashes · 49 inspections
Vehicle
VIN: 3ALHCYFE7LDME7092
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