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1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 279646 · 2001-02-28

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
ASTRO
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AT VET CLINIC AND DUE TO A MECHANICAL MALFUCTION , ACCELERETED AND STRUCK VET BUILDING. PUT VEHICHLE IN REVERSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO BACK AWAY FROM THE BUILDING, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN, TRAVLING IN REVERSE ACROSS A BUSY ROAD (THANKFULLY NO CARS WERE COMING) AND STRUCK A HOUSE WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
741678
Machine
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