SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
33,067
Speed
25 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW MY VEHICLE AS I APPROACHED AN AREA OF FLOWING WATER. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I NORMALLY WOULD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW UP, INSTEAD, THE BACK END BEGAN TO BREAK LOOSE AND SPIN AROUND. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND TWICE AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A UTILITY POLE. THE ABS BRAKES OBVOIUSLY DID NOT PERFORM AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. INSTEAD OF SLOWING THE VEHICLE, THEY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO THE UNCONTROLLABLE SPINOUT.