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2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash1 injured · 1212746 · 2015-08-25

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
7,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ON FRI., 1/16/15 @ 6:20AM - I STOPPED AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND OPENED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND STEPPED OUT, AS I PUT MY LEFT FOOT ON THE GROUND TO GET OUT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND THE DOOR CAUGHT ME AND IT DRUG ME DOWN UNDER THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED OVER MY LEFT/RIGHT LEG AND PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL DOWN THE DRIVE AND CROSSED OVER MY NEIGHBORS LAND AND HIT THE SCHOOL BUS ENTRY DOOR/SIDE OF BUS. I WAS SHOUTING TO MY NEIGHBOR TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AS I FEEL INTO THE WOODS IN TREMENDOUS PAIN. MY NEIGHBORS CAME TO MY RESCUE AND CALLED 911 AS THEY THEN CALLED MY HUSBAND (HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK) THE AMBULANCE CAME AND GAVE ME MEDICAL ATTENTION AND TOOK ME TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. I WENT THROUGH NUMEROUS EXRAYS AND THEN FOLLOW-UP DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS. WOUND CARE WAS NEEDED FOR WEEKS ON MY LEFT HEAL AS THE TIRE BENT MY LEFT FOOT ALMOST IN....HALF.. TO THIS DAY I STILL NEED TO KEEP IT ELEVATED AND HAVE PROBLEMS WITH BOTH ANKLES/FEET/HEALS..

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10759186
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