SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
30 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH NO BRAKING ACTION OCCURRING. THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM MADE NOISES AS THOUGH CAR WAS ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE, BUT ROAD WAS CLEAR AND DRY WITH NO LOOSE GRAVEL. BRAKE PEDAL WAS THEN PUSHED VERY HARD, AGAIN WITH NO BRAKING ACTION. THE CAR PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION IMPACTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH DRIVERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE BLAZER WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK