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2005 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 554269 · 2005-09-14

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
TOWN CAR
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
7,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM, MY ASSIGNED CAR, A 2005 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL, CRASHED INTO A HERTZ FORD TAURUS AND A HERTZ VOLVO. WAS THE ACCIDENT MY FAULT OR WAS IT CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CAR? I WAS AMONG TRANSPORTERS DROPPED OFF AT THE CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY HILTON HOTEL. OUR ASSIGNMENT WAS TO PICK-UP CARS AND DRIVE THEM TO THE HERTZ OFFICE AT MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE. I FOUND MY CAR, A 2005 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL, BUCKLED UP, CHECKED THE MILEAGE, STARTED THE ENGINE AND TURNED THE LIGHTS ON. I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY INTO TWO PARKED CARS. ALL CARS HAD SEVERE DAMAGE. I DON'T BELIEVE (AND AM WILLING TO TAKE A LIE DETECTOR TEST TO PROVE IT) I WAS IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED FOR ALMOST A YEAR AS A BORDENTOWN, NJ HERTZ TRANSPORTER AND HAVE A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD, WITH NO VIOLATIONS OR WARNINGS OF ANY KIND. SECONDLY, THE PARKING LOT ATTENDANT SAID HE THOUGHT I HAD MY BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR ENGAGED AT THE SAME TIME. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS WAS POSSIBLE UNLESS THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING BY ITSELF AND OVERPOWERED THE BRAKES. THIRDLY, ACCELERATION MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT WERE CONTINUOUS, UNBROKEN AND HAD A UNIFORM CONSISTENCY IN COLOR AND WIDTH, SHOWING THAT NOTHING I DID HAD ANY EFFECT ON THE BACKWARD ACCELERATION. FINALLY, I DON'T THINK ANYONE CAN REPRODUCE THESE MARKS (APPROXIMATELY 33 FEET LONG) WITH THE SAME AUTOMOBILE UNLESS THEY SPEED THE ENGINE TO ITS MAXIMUM RPM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10136441
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