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1989 MERCURY COUGAR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 53432 · 1996-08-27

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
COUGAR
Year
1989
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TURNED ON IGNITION, SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, ENGINE ACCELERATED TO HIGH SPEED, PICKED UP MORE SPEED WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, STOPPED AFTER HITTING BRICK HOUSE, NO PRIOR WARNING.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
800393
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown