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FIRESTONE WILDERNESS — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

1 fatalcrash1 injured · 238013 · 2000-08-16

Vehicle

Make
FIRESTONE
Model
WILDERNESS
Year
Manufacturer
FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON 9/18/99, MY FATHER, HUSBAND, SON AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT ON I-10 BECAUSE OF THE TREAD SEPARATION ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, MY FATHER WAS TAKEN BY HELICOPTER TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED 2 DAYS LATER AS A RESULT OF HIS INJURIES. MY SON WAS NOT HARMED, MY HUSBAND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE SAME LOCAL HOSPITAL, AND I HAD VERY MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES.( DOT NUMBER: )

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
728050
Machine
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