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2011 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 1209672 · 2015-08-16

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
EQUINOX
Year
2011
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

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

Narrative

ON THE AFTERNOON OF AUGUST 12,2015 I WAS WALKING TOWARDS THE REAR OPEN DOOR THAT MY NEPHEW HAD OPENED. I DID NOT SEE THE DOOR COMING DOWN, NO BEEPING....IT HIT THE TOP OF MY HEAD AND KEPT GOING DOWN PUSHING ME TO THE GROUND. I HAD A CONCUSSION AND THE AMBULANCE TOOK ME TO THE HOSPITAL BEING AS I HAD BEEN UNCONSCIOUS. SPENT ONE DAY IN THE HOSPITAL WITH LOTS OF TESTS TO SEE IF MY SPINE WAS DAMAGED. NO DAMAGE THERE AFTER LYING IN THEIR BED WITH A NECK BRACE ON. WILL HAVE FOLLOW UP WITH NEOUROLOGIST WITH MORE TESTS. YOU NEED TO HAVE SOME KIND OF WARNING SOUND TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHEN THE DOOR IS COMING DOWN. NO RESISTANCE TO THE DOOR WHEN MY BROTHER IN LAW TESTED IT ALSO. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS....[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10748946
Machine
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