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1999 FORD SHO (TAURUS) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 1404615 · 2017-08-30

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
SHO (TAURUS)
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET. I WENT TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE THERE WERE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT. I TRIED TO AVOID HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT THE CAR AND JUMPED THE CURB. I WENT INTO SOME BUSHES AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I FINALLY HIT A TREE AND THE CAR FLIPPED OVER ON THE SIDE. I HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE VEHICLE

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11020582
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown