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
THREE YEAR OLD CHILD SHIFTED THE CAR FROM PARK WITHOUT KEYS IN THE IGNITION, WITHOUT BRAKING, AND WITHOUT PRESSING RELEASE BUTTON ON GEAR SHIFT. THE CAR BEGAN ROLLING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL WITH A TWO YEAR OLD GIRL HANGING FROM THE CAR NEAR THE FRONT TIRE. MOTHER RUNNING TO THE CAR, WAS RUN OVER BY THE ROLLING CAR WHILE TRYING TO PROTECT HER CHILDREN. CAR CRASHED INTO A FIRE HYDRANT HALTING RUN AWAY VEHICLE. AFTER THE INCIDENT WAS OVER, OWNERS CONFIRMED THAT CAR SHIFTS FROM PARK WITH THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH OF THE GEAR SHIFT (WITHOUT DEPRESSING BUTTON).*AK