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2000 LEXUS RX300 — VISIBILITY

crash4 injured · 490200 · 2004-08-09

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
RX300
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VISIBILITY

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
4
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CONSUMER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS BRIEFLY WHICH RESULTED IN ACCIDENT.*MR AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HIT A ROAD SIGH WHICH CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO BREAK. THE TOP OF THE DRIVERS HEAD HIT THE MOON ROOF AND SHATTERED THE GLASS. AS A RESULT THOUSANDS OF GLASS SHARDS BECAME EMBEDDED INTO THE CONSUMER'S SCALP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS WAS NOT SAFETY GLASS. THE DRIVER ALSO SUSTAIN EYE INJURY WHEN SHARDS OF GLASS RESULTED IN A HEMORRHAGE AND SCARRED EYEBALL. OPTHAMOLOGIST RECOMMENDED PLASTIC SURGERY. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10087649
Machine
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