POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY I STOPPED TO GET THE NEWSPAPER. AFTER I HAS GOTTEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE CAR BEGAN ROLLING. I HAD LEFT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPEN AND TRIED TO REACH THE FOOT BRAKE AND COULDN'T, SO I TRIED TO REACH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND COULDN'T. THE VEHICLE WENT OVER THE CURB INTO A NEIGHBOR'S YARD AND THEN THROUGH ANOTHER YARD BEFORE HITTING A TREE. THE ENTIRE FRONT-END OF MY VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED INCLUDING THE HOOD, GRILL, BUMPER, BOTH FRONT QUARTER-PANELS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND THE WATER PUMP.*AK