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FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES

1 fatal1 injured · 351809 · 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 VEHICLES LEFT REAR TIRE CAME APART CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE ROTATED CLOCKWISE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERTURN SEVERAL TIMES AND AS A RESULT THE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CAME TO FINAL REST ON THE SHOULDER,DRIVER SUSTAINED INCAPACITATING INJURIES, THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INCAPACITATING INJURIES BUT LATER DIED (FLORIDA TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, WWILDERNESS AT M/S, VDHL1PY147, UNKNOWN POSITION). NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
555043
Machine
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