NHTSA complaint: 1997 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — STEERING
WHEN APPROACHING A TURNING INTERSECTION, ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT, I ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE LIGHTPOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. I SUFFERED MULTIPLE FRACTURES (I.E. CERVICAL/7 RIBS/PELVIS/RIGHT FEMUR/RIGHT TIBIA/RIGHT FIBULAR/RIGHT ANKLE. LEFT ANKLE WAS VIRTUALLY DESTROYED ("IN A MILLION PIECES" PER SURGEON). I WAS IN TRAUMATIZED FOR 3 WEEKS, IN CRITICAL CONDITION FOR A PORTION OF THAT TIME. I WAS THEN IN ACUTE CARE FOR A WEEK OR TWO, PREMATURELY DISCHARGED TO A NURSING HOME FOR 3 DAYS, AND READMITTED TO ACUTE CARE THROUGHT THE DELRAY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. I WAS, AGAIN DISCHARGED ON JAN. 6TH. FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND READMITTED TO A REHAB CENTER FOR AN ADDITIONAL 3 WEEKS. I'VE BEEN HOME FOR 3 WEEKS, NOW. I AM RECEIVING THERAPY AT HOME, AND WILL GRADUATE TO THERAPY AS AN OUT-PATIENT WHEN ABLE. I FACE HIP AND ANKLE REPLACEMENTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation