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1998 BMW 323I — ENGINE

crash1 injured · 1423944 · 2017-11-10

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
323I
Year
1998
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Speed
33 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

A DRIVER, ON A 5 LANE ST, IN A CENTER TURN LANE, DRIVING THE SAME DIRECTION AS MYSELF STRUCK MY CAR ON IT'S LEFT-SIDE, CAUSING MY CAR TO SPIN. ATTEMPTING TO AVOID FURTHER INJURY IN EARLY AM TRAFFIC, I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY VEER TO THE FAR RIGHT AT A REDUCED SPEED OF 3 MPH, AND COULD NOT STOP ENOUGH TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH A STATIONARY BRICK WALL. I REMEMBER MAKING IMPACT AND THE AIRBAG POPPING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN LIKE A SMALL PILLOW, THEN SUDDENLY ERUPTING WITH PAINFUL MAGNIFICENT FORCE THROWING BY HEAD AND CHEST BACK, THEN MY FALLING TO THE RIGHT-SIDE ARM-REST. I MANAGED TO UNBUCKLE MY SEATBELT, AND MURMUR AS BEST I COULD TO MY TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS IN THE CAR WITH ME, TO GET MY CELL PHONE, GET OUT OF THE CAR, AND CALL THEIR FATHER. FORTUNATELY, A WITNESS CALLED 911 AND POLICE AND A LIFE-FLIGHT HELICOPTER ARRIVED TO EXTRACT ME FROM THE TOTALED CAR AND FLY ME UNCONSCIOUS TO A LOCAL TRAUMA HOSPITAL. I WAS ASSESSED AND IT WAS FOUND EVERY BONE IN MY FACE WAS BROKEN, THE FUMES OF THE AIRBAG CAUSED MY LUNG TO COLLAPSE, ME TO 'CODE', REQUIRING SHOCK EPINEPHRINE AND ELECTRICAL SHOCKING TO REVIVE MY BREATHING. I REQUIRED TOTAL FACIAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY WITH TITANIUM PLATES PLACED OVER BROKEN BONES IN MY FACE, AND DENTAL PINS IN 4 PLACES OF MY BROKEN UPPER AND LOWER JAWBONES. MY TEETH WERE CHIPPED/BROKEN AND LATER NEEDED EXTENSIVE VENEERS AND DENTAL REPAIRS. I SUFFERED MEMORY LOSS WHICH HAS CEASED M6 CAREER AS A REGISTERED NURSE. WE TOOK BMW, THE DRIVER, AND TAKA TO C

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11045158
Machine
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