POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Miles at failure
26,000
Speed
15 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE WITHOUT STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL. ANTI-THEFT DEVICE WAS STILL ENGAGED ON BRAKE PEDAL PREVENTING DRIVER FROM STOPPING AT RED LIGHT AT INTERSECTION. IN A PANIC, TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH OTHER CARS, DRIVER VEERED OFF ROAD AND SIDE SWIPED COMMERCIAL BUILDING TO STOP CAR.