POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Speed
50 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AS THE DRIVER WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICE THAT THE DOOR WAS COMING TOWARDS HIM, HE PROCEED TO JUMP BACK INTO THE CAR AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE BUT INSTEAD ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE BACKWARDS AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH, AS A RESULT THE DRIVER BECAME PINNED BETWEEN HIS VEHICLE AND A VEHICLE ENTERING THE SERVICE STATION, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES (PELVIS, FEMUR AND ELBOW FRACTURES). NLM