# 1997 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `144475` · 1999-03-26 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** GRAND MARQUIS
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
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
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