1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

I STOPPED TO PICK MY MAIL UP FROM THE STND OF MAIL BOXES AT MY CONDO. I PUT THE JEEP IN PARK, LEFT THE DOOR OPEN AND WALKED AROUND THE FRONT, GOT OUT MY KEY, GOT MY MAIL OUT, POSTED A LETTER AND WAS GOING BACK TO THE JEEP, WHEN IT TOOK OFF. I SEEN THE OPEN DRIVERS DOOR HOOK ON THE POSTED SPEED SIGN, VEER OFF AND HEAD ACCROSS THE DRIVEWAY TO A STAND OF TALL FIR TREES. IT HIT ONE OF THE TREES AND BOUNCED OFF. I REACHED THE VEHICLE AT THAT POINT AND JUMPED IN AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I KNOW I HAD THE VEHICLE IN PARK, BECAUSE OF THE LENGHT OF TIME THIS ALL TOOK BEFORE IT MOVED. I DID NOT REPORT TO THE POLICE, IT WAS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND I HAS THE SIGN REPLACED. THE TREE WAS NOT DAMAGED. MY JEEP HAD THE DOOR BUSTED UP AND THE BACK BUMPER AND TAILGATE WERE ALSO DAMAGED. I REPORTED TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY HAVE THE SAME REPORT. IT WAS SCARY AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE.*AK