# 2002 MACK LE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `585507` · 2006-06-19 · Mack Trucks, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MACK
- **Model:** LE
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Mack Trucks, Inc.
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING A COMPANY GARBAGE TRUCK AT 45MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK.  AFTER SWERVING TO AVOID A COLLISION THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A SEMI-TRUCK.  THE DRIVER WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE.  THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING THE GARBAGE TRUCK.  THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED AS A PRECAUTION.  TWO HOURS BEFORE THE CRASH THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE BRAKES WERE MALFUNCTIONING.  THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED.
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