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2000 MERCURY MYSTIQUE — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

crash · 297683 · 2001-06-06

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MYSTIQUE
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 12-09-2000, WITH HEATER ON, BECAME VERY DISORIENTED, HIT CONCRETE BARRIER, ARRIVED 2 HOURS LATE TO WORK, WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL,, MY CO-WORKERS WILL CONFIRM THAT I COULD NOT TALK OR WALK PROPERLY, WAS VERY CONFUSED, CHECKED OUT BY NEUROLOGISTS, ALL TESTS RESULTS NORMAL, SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN CO2 OR OTHER FUMES OR ODORS INSIDE CAR THAT MADE ME SICK. AND TOTALY DISORIENTED, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, IT WAS A MIRACLE I WAS NOT KILLED WHILE DRIVING IN THIS STATE. DUE TO ODORS INSIDE MY MERCURY 2000 MYSTIQUE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
746491
Machine
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