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Crash Record LA2024162142

FMCSA crash record in RURAL on Dec 10, 2024.

Fatal Federal Recordable

What happened

On December 10, 2024, FMCSA recorded a fatal crash that resulted in one death in RURAL, Louisiana. The vehicle was operated by THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY (USDOT 93861). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY, FMCSA reference LA2024162142.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 46 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 500+ power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 3260 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
1
Injuries
1
Vehicles
1
Carrier
THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY
USDOT 93861
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Fatal

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
46
3 fatal · 18 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
1.4
31 crashes · 2,152 units
Days since prior carrier crash
32
Last on Nov 8, 2024
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,864 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within RURAL, Louisiana, 3,260 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 #:
LA2024162142
Date:
Dec 10, 2024
Time:
1205
State:
Louisiana
City:
RURAL
Fatalities:
1
Injuries:
1
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
1
Carrier (USDOT):
THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY (93861)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 5 98 3ALACWFD0SDVU2240 PNN 8233 (OH) THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY 2 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE;4:98:OTHER;3:98:OTHER;2:17:COLLISION INVOLVING ANIMAL

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cmo6itlks00h3o1au6d337ncp Apr 9, 2026 TN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5092325 Jan 23, 2026 NC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5099563 Jan 20, 2026 CO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5085432 Jan 2, 2026 GA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5103704 Dec 30, 2025 FL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5093847 Dec 28, 2025 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5088335 Dec 16, 2025 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5091262 Dec 10, 2025 FL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5086341 Dec 8, 2025 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5045824 Oct 6, 2025 NY Injury 0 1

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Carrier
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Safety
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Vehicle
VIN: 3ALACWFD0SDVU2240
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How does this crash affect the carrier's safety scores? ▾
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