# 2009 CADILLAC CTS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `764218` · 2010-02-18 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** CTS
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2010 CADILLAC CTS.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT  WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL WITHOUT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING.  THE CONTACT CALLED THE POLICE BECAUSE THE DRIVER WAS NOT RESPONDING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE EMT REMOVED THE DRIVER FROM THE VEHICLE AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL DUE TO BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA.  THE MANUFACTURER RECOVERED INFORMATION FROM THE BLACK BOX AND IT REVEALED THAT THE DRIVER WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL TOGETHER. THE CONTACT FEELS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE DRIVER PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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