POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
JEEP WAS AT IDLE IN PARK, UNOCCUPIED, THEN SLIPPED INTO REVERSE AND RAN BACKWARDS, KNOCKING OWNER DOWN AS THEY ATTEMPTED TO ENTER TO STOP VEHICLE. NEARLY RAN OVER OWNER, BROKE GLASSES AND CUT HEAD WHEN HIT BY DOOR. JEEP WENT BACKWARDS INTO A WOODS AND STRUCK A TREE, BADLY DAMAGING ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE AND REAR OF VEHICLE. SHIFT LEVER NOT IN REVERSE WHEN VEHICLE WAS ENTERED, STILL HALFWAY IN PARK. *AK