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1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash3 injured · 370875 · 2002-08-08

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
PARK AVENUE
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WITH BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, JUMPED THE CURB, INJURING THREE PEOPLE WHO WERE SITTING IN A RESTAURANT BOOTH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE ENTIRE TIME. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED, AND VEHICLE DIED OUT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
567033
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown