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2002 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 523450 · 2005-02-24

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM QUAD CAB
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS ON A BACK ROAD DOING 35 MPH I HIT BLACK ICE AND THE BACK END WENT OUT. I HAD WEIGHT IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. I LET OFF THE GAS AND THE BRAKE AND TRIED TO SLOWLY CORRECT THE BACK END. IT JUST MADE THE SITUATION WORSE. I KNEW I WAS GOING OFF THE ROAD. MY TRUCK TOOK A NOSE DIVE INTO A SIX-FOOT DITCH THE BACK END CAME STRAIGHT UP AND THE ROOF HIT A TREE FROM THEN THE TRUCK SPUN ON ITS NOSE FELL ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE WENT UP HIT THE ROOF AGAIN AND FINALLY STOPPED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS WITH THE FIRST HIT AFTER THAT I WAS COMPLETELY SCALPED. NEITHER ONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I ONLY WONDER IF THEY DID I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SCALPED AND SUFFERED SUCH TRAUMATIC HEAD INJURIES. AT THIS POINT I AM JUST HAPPY TO BE ALIVE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED OUT THE TRUCK UNDEPLOYED AIR BAGS AND ALL. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10112127
Machine
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