Crash Record CA4202503107
FMCSA crash record in BAKERSFIELD on Sep 30, 2025.
Injury
Federal Recordable
What happened
On September 30, 2025, FMCSA recorded an injury crash with one person hurt in BAKERSFIELD, California. The vehicle was operated by JIM'S TOWING SERVICE INC (USDOT 1294642). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by JIM'S TOWING SERVICE INC, FMCSA reference CA4202503107.
Geographic note
This crash is part of an active corridor: 82 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Vehicles
3
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Injury
This carrier's crash pattern
Derived from the carrier's full crash history.
Carrier crashes (24 mo)
1
1 injury · 1 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
6.7
1 crashes · 15 units
Days since prior carrier crash
2,091
Last on Jan 9, 2020
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 315,686 carriers
Geographic context
How this crash sits in its setting.
Within BAKERSFIELD, California, 82 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.
Agencies most active in this area:
- GOLDEN EMPIRE TRANSIT DISTRICT · 7 reports
- CITY OF BAKERSFIELD · 3 reports
- KERN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS · 2 reports
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 #:
- CA4202503107
- Date:
- Sep 30, 2025
- Time:
- 1443
- State:
- California
- City:
- BAKERSFIELD
- Fatalities:
- 0
- Injuries:
- 1
- Tow-Away:
- Yes
- HazMat:
- No
- Vehicles:
- 3
- Carrier (USDOT):
- JIM'S TOWING SERVICE INC (1294642)
Vehicles / units involved
1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.
| # | Config | Cargo Type | VIN | Plate | Carrier | GVW | HazMat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 5 | 1FVACWFC8NHNF2340 | 27634L3 (CA) | JIM'S TOWING SERVICE INC | 2 | No |
Other crashes by this carrier
10 additional crash record(s) on file.
| Record | Date | State | Severity | Fatalities | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cr_3941597 | Jan 9, 2020 | CA | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_3547947 | Dec 29, 2017 | CA | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_3485563 | Aug 30, 2017 | CA | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_3423667 | Jun 28, 2017 | CA | Injury | 0 | 2 |
| cr_2982892 | Jan 1, 2015 | CA | Injury | 0 | 3 |
| cr_2844125 | Mar 11, 2014 | CA | Injury | 0 | 1 |
| cr_2749695 | Aug 16, 2013 | CA | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_2672930 | Feb 11, 2013 | CA | Injury | 0 | 1 |
| cr_2619877 | Nov 30, 2011 | PA | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_2284113 | Jul 12, 2010 | CA | Injury | 0 | 2 |
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