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2015 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash2 injured · 1285196 · 2016-05-25

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
9,900
Speed
2 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 2-5MPH TURNING LEFT AND STRUCK DIRECTLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK ME WAS GOING ABOUT 40MPH AND WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOWED AWAY FROM THE SCENE. NONE OF MY AIR BAGS, EVEN THE DRIVER DOOR AIR BAGS DESIGNED TO GO OFF IN THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT WERE DEPLOYED. I SMASHED THE LEFT SIDE OF MY HEAD INTO THE WINDOW OF MY CAR , A CUT ACROSS MY LEFT CLAVICLE, RECEIVED FACIAL BRUISING, A CONCUSSION, AND AM HAVING ONGOING MEDICAL ISSUES RELATED TO WHIPLASH AND THE DISPLACEMENT OF MY NECK SPINE AND SHOULDERS. I ALSO HAD A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE WHO IS ALSO HAVING ON GOING MEDICAL ISSUES. THE DRIVER DOOR ON THIS CAR WAS COMPLETELY CAVED IN AND WOULD NOT OPEN, AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE BACK DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE ALSO. THE AIRBAGS NOT BEING DEPLOYED WHEN THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN THIS CAR. OVER $7500 OF DAMAGES WERE MADE TO THIS 2015 HYUNDAI ELANTRA.

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10870854
Machine
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