CONSULTING FIRM ZOOK, MOORE AND ASSOCIATES, INC. HAS BEEN RETAINED TO INVESTIGATE A FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF A MOTORCYCLE "TRIKE" UPON ENGINE START-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE TRIKE SHOP, NHTSA MANUFACTURER CODE 1T9-555, MANUFACTURED IN WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN PHONE 1-800-331-0705. THE VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH 49 CFR 571.122, 571.123, AND SAE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE J107. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO FAILED TO PROVIDE A CLUTCH INTERLOCK, WHICH IS NOT REQUIRED BY FEDERAL REGULATION OR INDUSTRIAL STANDARD BUT IS COMMONLY PROVIDED BY MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS SUCH AS THE PRESENT CASE. ZOOK, MOORE AND ASSOCIATES, INC. HAS DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLE INCLUDING INSPECTION NOTES, PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOTAPE, TEST RESULTS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION UPON ENGINE START-UP, POLICE REPORT, AND WITNESS STATEMENTS. INTERESTS OF THE DECEDENT'S FAMILY ARE REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEY DEBORAH BLUE, DICKINSON AND GIBBONS, P.A. PHONE (941) 366-4680. PLEASE REPLY TO ALAN MOORE, ZOOK, MOORE AND ASSOCIATES, INC., AT (407) 645-1896.*AK