# 2001 FORD FOCUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `427331` · 2003-08-27 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FOCUS
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
FORD FOCUS SPED UP FOR NO REASON AND THEN VEERED TO LEFT CROSSING LEFT LANE AND WENT INTO DITCH WHICH HAD A CULVERT AND THE CAR THEN BOUNCED INTO A CORNFIELD.   AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER.   DRIVER HAD BROKEN RIBS AND OTHER BRUISES.   PASSENGER HAD CHEST INJURIES FROM WHICH HE DIED  COUPLE HOURS LATER. THE INSPECTING OFFICER SAID WITNESSES INSISTED THEY DID NOT SEE BRAKE LIGHTS, AND IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE HIT THE BRAKES.   DRIVER REMEMBERED THE ACCIDENT, AND WAS AWAKE AND TALKING TO PASSENGER.   SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED AND HAD NEUROLOGICAL TESTS AND DID NOT HAVE A STROKE.   *AK
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