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FIRESTONE WILDERNESS — TIRES

crash · 237396 · 2000-08-25

Vehicle

Make
FIRESTONE
Model
WILDERNESS
Year
Manufacturer
FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Component
TIRES

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON TX SH 123 IN OUTSIDE LANE. SUDDENLY, MY TRUCK FELT LIKE IT WAS NUDGED FROM BEHIND, LIFTED UP AND WENT INTO A BACKWARDS SLIDE ACROSS 3 LANES INTO THE OUTSIDE NORTHBOUND LANE. I WAS STRUCK THERE BY A CHEVY ASTRO VAN, AND PUSHED OFF THE ROAD INTO THE BARDITCH. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTATALED, BUT NO INJURIES. ONE DRIVER IN EACH VEHICLE, NO PASSENGERS IN EITHER. BOTH DRIVERS WORE SEAT BELTS. HER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT MINE DID NOT, SINCE I WAS HEADED BACKWARDS. UPON INSPECTION, BOTH REAR TIRES WERE BLOWN OUT ON MY TRUCK.( DOT NUMBER: JROM184303 TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
729036
Machine
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