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
VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN PARK GEAR, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED. WHEN DRIVER WALKED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE TO ADJUST A REAL-ESTATE SIGN VEHICLE STARTED MOVING FORWARD AND PINNED DRIVER BETWEEN SIGN AND VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS BRUISED FROM BEING PUSHED INTO A POST, AND WAS FORCED TO THE GROUND WHEN DRIVER'S LEFT FOOT WAS RAN OVER BY THE WHEELS. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CHASE DOWN VEHICLE, MOVING APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 6 MP, ON A BROKEN FOOT AND BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. REFERENCE INVESTIGATION: EA 01-017. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK