# 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `711793` · 2009-03-12 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 1500
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
MY FATHER RECENTLY DIED AS A RESULT OF INJURIES SUFFERED IN A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT.  HE WAS DRIVING HIS 2000 CHEVROLET C1500 PICKUP TRUCK.  HE INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE ON HIS TRUCK STUCK AND HE COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE.  AS A RESULT, HE RAN OFF THE ROAD, HIT A TREE TOTALING THE VEHICLE.  *TR
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