POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
MY TWO YEAR OLD SON GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND SLIPPED THE SHIFTER OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT THE KEYS, AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR OVER 24 HOURS, THE VAN ROLLED BACKWARDS THROUGH MY FENCE, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND SMASHED INTO A TREE STUMP, WITH MY SON INSIDE. THE VAN WAS TOTALED AND MY SON WAS BROUGHT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A CERVICAL SPRAIN. *AK