SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
35,000
Speed
45 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
DT: THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL THERE WHERE NO BRAKES. THIS, IN TURN, CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS ACCIDENT INVOLVED FOUR OTHER VEHICLES WHICH SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THIS CRASH WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT .UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION .THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY.