SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
CAR WAS PARKED. WHEN STARTED IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, FIRST BACKWARD ONTO THE SIDEWALK, RESULTING IN A CRASH. WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE IT ACCELERATED RAPIDLY DESPITE APPLYING THE BRAKES FULL FORCE. I ESTIMATE SPEED OF 50+ MPH DOWN A CROWDED CITY STREET. WHEN I PULLED THE EMERGENCY. *AK