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FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES

1 fatal1 injured · 351737 · 2000-09-30

Vehicle

Make
FIRESTONE
Model
FIRESTONE
Year
Manufacturer
FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
Component
TIRES

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAME APART CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE LEFT SPINNING AROUND ONTO THE MEDIAN AND STRUCK THE CONCRETE BARRIER WITH THE RIGHT FRONT, THEN CONTINUED TO SPIN AND STRUCK THE BARRIER WITH THE RIGHT REAR, THE VEHICLE THEN OVERTURNED SEVERAL TIMES AND CAME TO REST, ONE PERSON WAS KILLED AND THE OTHER SUFFERED NON-INCAPACITATING INJURIES (FLORIDA TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE P235/75R15 WILDERNESS M/S W2HL1PY416 RIGHT REAR). NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
554987
Machine
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