# 1998 FORD MUSTANG — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `299000` · 2001-06-22 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** MUSTANG
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 28 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES,BUT  DID NOT SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. CONSUMER THEN APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE, THIS ALSO DID NOT SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION/ WENT ABOUT 6 BLOCKS/HIT  CURB ON  RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD/CROSSED ROAD TO AVOID A ONCOMING VEHICLE, AND HIT A DUMP TRUCK. VEHICLE HAD ACCELERATED TO A SPEED OF 45 MPH.  A POLICE WITNESS ESTIMATED SPEED TO BE HIGHER. CONSUMER WAS SEVERELY INJURED. CONSTRUCTION WORKER NEAR DUMP TRUCK WAS ALSO SEVERLY INJURED. BOTH  IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT THIS TIME. AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE IMPOUNDED BY POLICE TO INVESTIGATE. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY PHILIP C. JOHNSON, ATTORNEY. *AK
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