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2012 STEHL TOW TOW DOLLY — EQUIPMENT

1 fatalcrash3 injured · 1378864 · 2017-05-18

Vehicle

Make
STEHL TOW
Model
TOW DOLLY
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Stehl Tow
Component
EQUIPMENT

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

STEHL MANUFACTURING TOW DOLLY TOWING LOAD IN IH-10 W IN LOUISIANA- THE METAL BURRS ON THIS EQUIPMENT CUT THROUGH STRAP, TOWED JEEP LIBERTY SLID OFF OF DOLLY, CROSSED MEDIAN AND HIT ONCOMING NISSAN ROUGE, FLIPPING IT 5 TIMES. KILLING ONE YOUNG LADY (MY DAUGHTER) AND INJURING 3 OTHERS. THERE WAS A DEFAULT PRODUCT LIABILITY SUIT AND A JUDGMENT AGAINST THIS MFG IN ST. MARTINVILLE PARISH LOUISIANA AUGUST 2015. TO DATE THIS SUIT AND JUDGEMENT IS UNANSWERED BY THE MFG WHILE THESE TWO WHEEL DOLLIES ARE STILL IN BEING PRODUCED AND SOLD BY STEHL MFG IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THE COURT HAD AN EXPERT TESTIMONY AND EVALUATION ON 4 PRIMARY SAFETY DEFECTS LEADING TO THIS FATAL CRASH. MFG WEBSITE STILL STATES EXISTENCE OF PRODUCT LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THIS PRODUCT. THE 6 PAGE HAZARD ANALYSIS REPORT IS TOO LARGE TO UPLOAD. .UPDATED 05/23/17 *BF *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10986357
Machine
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