SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
Speed
45 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
CONSUMERS MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY WHILE DRIVING AND SHE CRASHED INTO THE HIGHWAY DIVIDER, AS A RESULT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYEND, TRAPPING AND SUFFOCATING HER. THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE, THE DOORS WERE JAMMED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE UNTIL SOMEONE CAME TO HER VEHICLE AND OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. NLM