POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Severity
Deaths
1
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
MY HUSBAND, WANYE FURFEY, WAS GOING TO PLAY GOLF AT 6:30 AM WHEN HIS 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HIT A GARAGE IN REVERSE AT A HIGH SPEED KILLING HIM INSTANTLY. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE IS THAT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT CAUSED THE CAR TO UNEXPECTEDLY SLIP INTO REVERSE.*AK