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UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

crash · 746975 · 2009-12-06

Vehicle

Make
UNKNOWN
Model
UNKNOWN
Year
Manufacturer
UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
Component
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Severity

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

Narrative

AT TIMES THE FLOOR MAT HAVE SLID UP. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A BIG DEAL UNTIL I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THE FLOOR MAT GOT STUCK AND CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR TO PUSH DOWN ON ITS OWN. I PULLED ONTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND THEN TOOK FOOT OFF THE GAS TO APPLY THE BRAKES FOR AN UPCOMING STOP SIGN, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPEEDING UP AND GO FASTER AND FASTER EVEN WITH MY FOOT OFF THE PEDALS. WHEN I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACCELERATING WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN AT ALL. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN AND THEN I CRASHED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10294620
Machine
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