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
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT CURVE, CONSUMER TURNED ENGINE ON, AND VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PARK. VEHICLE TOOK OFF BACKWARDS, THEN DASHED FORWARD. VEHICLE HIT A TREE ,AND ALMOST A PEDESTRIAN. CONSUMERS LEG WAS INJURED.DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK UPON IMPACTING THE TREE BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED FROM THE FORCE OF THE DRIVER'S IMPACT, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS RIGHT HIP AND RIGHT FEMUR FRACTURES. NLM