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2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 1000345 · 2013-08-08

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
1,400
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WAS ABOUT 2 TENTHS OF A MILE FROM A STOP SIGN. AS I WAS BEGINNING TO MAKE MY APPROACH, THE CAR ACCELERATED, LURCHED FORWARD AND SPED ACROSS A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY BEFORE I COULD REACT. THE CAR WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. THE IMPACT STRAIGHTENED MY VEHICLES TRAJECTORY FROM 90 DEGREES TO ABOUT 30 TO 45 DEGREES. I THEN IMPACTED A GUARDRAIL WITH A SOMEWHAT NEARLY HEAD-ON ANGLE. AFTER I WENT THROUGH THE GUARDRAIL I THEN IMPACTED A TREE HEAD-ON WHICH BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. MY PASSENGER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE FRONT (DASH) AIR BAGS DID NOT. MY PASSENGER RECEIVED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE, FRACTURED RIB, SCALP LACERATIONS (STITCHES), A CONCUSSION AND MULTIPLE BRUISES FROM HEAD TO TOE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10534274
Machine
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