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2006 CHEVROLET COBALT — SERVICE BRAKES

1 fatalfirecrash · 1052149 · 2014-04-01

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Speed
63 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 9/13/2012 MY NIECE WAS DRIVING HER 2006 CHEVY COBALT. IT WAS A CLEAR NIGHT WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC. ALL OF A SUDDEN HER CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. SHE DIED OF BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE HEAD. THERE WERE NO BRAKE MARKS AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH YOU WOULD HAVE EXPECTED WITH SUCH A VIOLENT COLLISION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10576547
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown