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1992 SUBARU LEGACY — STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

crash2 injured · 536512 · 2005-05-24

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
LEGACY
Year
1992
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

1) TRAVELING ON I-10 WEST APPROACHING WILCOX, AZ. PASSED UP DIESEL, DIESEL CROSSED INTO LANE (POSSIBLY DUE TO HEAVY CROSSWINDS PROMINENT IN AREA), LOST CONTROL OF CAR AND ROLLED TWICE OFF THE HIGHWAY. 2) ROOF CAVED IN ON DRIVERS SIDE, CAUSING A COMPRESSING FRACTURE TO DRIVERS NECK. DRIVER NOW PARALYZED FROM NECK DOWN. DRIVER IS APPROXIMATELY 5'0 TALL SO AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DONE IS UNACCEPTABLE. CAR WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN CAR ROLLED OVER (SPEED LOST WHILE TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE) 3) VEHICLE TOTALLED

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10122063
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown