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1989 CHEVROLET BERETTA — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

2 fatalfirecrash2 injured · 135814 · 1999-02-16

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BERETTA
Year
1989
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Speed
90 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

1987 BERETTA WAS GOING 90 MPH (A DRUNK DRIVER) WHO CRASHED INTO A LINCOLN CONTINENTAL 1989, IN WHICH THE 1987 BERETTA CRACKED IN HALF, EJECTING THE DRIVER WHO PASSED AWAY. WHILE THE FIRST PART OF THE VEHICLE DROVE OFF, THE SECOND PART OF THE BERETTA SLAMMED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF CONTINENTAL IN WHICH THE PASSENGER'S FOOT GOT STUCK, AND THE FUEL TANK LEAKED AND EXPLODED, CAUSING A FIRE. PASSENGERS DID NOT MAKE IT OUT OF VEHICLE. MOTHER OF DRIVER WANTS TO KNOWIF SOME SORT OF MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT OCCURRED IN THIS INCIDENT, SUCH AS THE CAR SPLITTING IN HALF. *AK *ML

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
834877
Machine
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