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2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 596771 · 2006-09-19

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

AT APPROXIMATELY 9:20 AM ON 09/19/06 ONE OF MY CAR WASH EMPLOYEES WAS PULLING A CUSTOMERS CAR FORWARD OUT OF THE CAR WASH BAY AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL CROSSING BOTH THE WESTBOUND AND EASTBOUND LANES OF FULLERTON AVE AND CRASHING INTO A TREE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CAR WASH. THE CAR SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND MY EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO ILLINOIS MASONIC AND IS CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED FROM THE INJURIES HE SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10168676
Machine
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