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1989 BUICK CENTURY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 fatalcrash9 injured · 123405 · 1998-11-14

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
CENTURY
Year
1989
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
90 mph

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
9
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

LISTED VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN 10-CAR CRASH AT INTERSECTION IN OUR JURISDICTION AFTER ACCELERATOR ON VEHICLE STUCK, FOLLOWING VICTIM'S USE OF CAR WASH. VICTIM GOT INTO VEHICLE AFTER CAR WASH, PUT VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY, REACHING A MAXIMUM SPEED OF APPROX. 90 MPH BEFORE CRASHING INTO A LARGE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CRASH LISTED ABOVE. THE DRIVER OF THE BUICK IN THIS LISTED QUESTIONNAIRE DIED DUE TO INJURIES RECEIVED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
700603
Machine
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