SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
DRIVING 35MPH & STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES. WAS IN 2- LANE TRAFFIC & WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ON GREEN LIGHT. THERE WAS A METAL EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD AND VEHICLE HIT METAL EXPANSION JOINT WHICH WAS WET DUE TO RAIN. VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE. ABS DETECTED A PROBLEM, BUT HAD NO BRAKES TO STOP. PEDAL DID NOT GO TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE NEARLY HIT AN 18 WHEELER AHEAD, BUT SLID PAST ONTO SHOULDER & STOPPED.*AK