POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WITH ENGINE RUNNING, DRIVER REPORTEDLY PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, CHILD IN CHILD SEAT IN REAR SEAT, DRIVER CARRIED PACKAGE IN HOUSE, VEHICLE WENT DOWN DRIVEWAY FORWARD ACROSS HIGHWAY AND INTO DITCH. DRIVER FOUND VEHICLE RUNNING, SHIFT LEVER IN PARK AND INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATOR SHOWING DRIVE. SUBMITTED BY DAVID DAUBERT, P.E. *YD