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2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

crash2 injured · 258168 · 2000-11-24

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
IMPALA
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

POLICE VEHICLE: IN PURSUIT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40MPH. BOTH DRIVER& PASSENGER WAS PROPERLY BELTED. CROSSED RAILROAD TRACKS WHICH WERE RAISED, DUGGED UP & PAVED OVER. DRIVER LOST CONTROL & WENT INTO A DITCH, FRONT END FIRST. VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL END TO END FIRST & THEN CORNER TO CORNER THREE (3) TIMES. PASSENGER IN THE FRONT WAS EJECTED THROUGH DOOR WHICH HAD CAME OPEN. SEAT BELT BUCKLE MECHANISM HAD RELEASED THE BELT. DRIVER REMAINED BELTED IN VEHICLE. PASSENGER SUSTAINED A TORN ANKLE/ LEFT KNEE/SPRAINED SHOULDER & SUPERFICIAL CUTS & BRUISES. DRIVER SUSTAINED SUPERFICIAL CUTS & BRUISES. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
875466
Machine
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