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2006 FORD F-350 — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1179473 · 2015-05-01

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-350
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
106,428
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ON NORTHBOUND FM 920 BETWEEN PEASTER AND POOLVILLE, TEXAS IN THE RAIN. BECAUSE OF THE RAIN, I WAS NOT DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 60 MPH, ONLY DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THERE WERE TWO VEHICLES APPROACHING ME SOUTHBOUND ON FM 920. ONE OF THEM WAS PASSING A VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING HEAD ON TO ME WHILE PASSING THE OTHER VEHICLE IN THE RAIN. I DID NOT WANT HER TO HIT ME SO I SWERVED TO MISS HER AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY PICKUP WAS TOTALED. BOTH OF THE OTHER VEHICLES LEFT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10714112
Machine
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