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2000 CHEVROLET S10 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash1 injured · 294437 · 2001-05-23

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
S10
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED BY SGT J PASSIGLIA OF THE INDEPENDNECE, MO POLICE TRAFFIC SAFETY UNIT. THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICULAR ACCIDENT . THE DRIVER REPORTED THAT AS HE PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY THE ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN. HIS INJURIES ARE VERY SERIOUS. POSSIBLE FATALITY. THE DRIVER WAS NOT IMPAIRED. THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE DRIVER'S STATEMENT. WE HAVE IMPOUNDED THE TRUCK AND WILL HAVE IT INSPECTED. YOU CAN REACH ME AT (816)325-7292 OR EMAIL JPASSIGLIA@INDEPMO.ORG. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
745781
Machine
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