# 2019 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1782595` · 2021-12-10 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** ATLAS
- **Year:** 2019
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
On 5 Dec 20212, at approximately 1:30 while driving to the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 1707 69th Street, North Bergen, New Jersey 07047, we turned onto 69th street but missed the right turn to the hotel, so I went up the hill and made a U-turn back and the accelerator got stuck somehow and the brake pedal did not work.  We were going down the hill extremely fast pumping the brakes with no luck.  Rather than hit the car waiting for the Red Light I turned my car toward a power pole, and crashed extremely hard.   My wife and I were both transported by ambulance to the Hackensack University Medical Center.  My wife has to have spinal neck repair surgery, is still in the hospital with no sensation in her arms & fingers and is being sent to Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation for 5 weeks of Rehabilitation, with a prognosis of up to two years to fully recover.  I suffered whiplash, bruising, tissue damage and in severe pain in my neck, back and stomach.  The vehicle was towed and is in the Tominos Towing lot at 5419 Tonnelle Ave. Telephone 201-223-0235, and the accident police report is at the police dept. at 4233 Kennedy Blvd. Case#21-116842.
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