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2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 677807 · 2008-07-12

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
GRAND MARQUIS
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
4,000

Severity

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

Narrative

AVIS RENTAL CAR (CAR # 5102064) FROM DENVER INT'L AIRPORT. (CAR REGISTERED # AYH296 OK) INCIDENT LOCATION: LAKEWOOD, CO 80401. PARKING LOT OF PRIVATE OFFICE. I COINCIDENTLY BACKED OUT OF PARKING SLOT AS OFFICE WORKER BACKED OUT OF HERS. REAR BUMPERS TAPPED--NON-EVENT. ON SHIFT (AUTO. TRANSMISSION) INTO DRIVE TO MOVE FORWARD OUT OF THE WAY, THE CAR ROCKETED UNEXPECTEDLY SEEMINGLY AT FULL-THROTTLE, TIRES SCREECHING. I SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS. (5 YARDS BETWEEN ACCELERATING AND BREAKING TIRE MARKS.) IN THOSE 5 YARDS THE RENTAL CAR STRUCK THE FRONT END OF THE OFFICE'S SUV (2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER), LIFTING AND SHOVING IT FROM ITS PARKING PLACE OVER A CONCRETE TIRE BARRIER AND ONTO A GRASSED LANDSCAPE AREA. SUV MAY BE "TOTALED." FRONT AND HOOD OF RENTAL CAR ('08 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS) BASHED IN. DRIVER AND PASSENGERS, BELTED, OK. LAKELAND, CO POLICE WERE TELEPHONED FROM THE OFFICE. PERSONNEL WAITED 2 HOURS, BUT THEY NEVER CAME TO THE SITE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10234065
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