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2010 BUICK ENCLAVE — SEAT BELTS

crash1 injured · 1097057 · 2014-08-12

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
ENCLAVE
Year
2010
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
61,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON JULY 28, 2014, TRAFFIC LIGHTS WERE OUT DUE TO A STORM AT A BUSY INTERSECTION MAKING IT A 4-WAY STOP. WHEN MY TURN TO PROCEED I STARTED OUT GOING NORTH AND A VEHICLE HEADING WEST DIDN'T REALIZE THE LIGHTS WERE OUT RAN THRU INTERSECTION HITTING ME ON RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE PUSHING MY VEHICLE OVER 2 LANES. I WOULD ESTIMATED SHE WAS DOING AT LEAST 45 MILES PER HOUR. SHE DIDN'T SEE ME AND I DIDN'T SEE HER BECAUSE A TRUCK WAS STOPPED BLOCKING BOTH OF OUR VIEWS. I BOUNCED OFF DRIVERS DOOR AND ENDED UP LAYING IN PASSENGER SEAT. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE AND WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER HELPED ME UP I NOTICED MY SEAT BELT HAD COME UNDONE AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WAS INJURED ON MY LEFT SIDE AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY ACCIDENT. I AM STILL CURRENTLY UNDER DOCTORS CARE AND DUE TO INJURIES I AM UNABLE TO PERFORM MY HOUSEHOLD DUTIES PLUS I AM UNABLE TO WALK. I ALSO SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10621786
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