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2008 KIA RIO — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash1 injured · 777335 · 2010-03-27

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
RIO
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON THE HIGHWAY GOING TOWARD THE PET STORE (THE DESTINATION I WANTED TO GO TO). I SLOWED DOWN WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, I DONT RECALL WHETHER THERE WAS A LIGHT THAT WAS CHANGING OR NOT . LIKE I SAID I DID SLOW DOWN AND APPLY MY BRAKES, AND THAT IS WHEN I FELT SOMETHING WRONG. MY VEHICLE DID A JERK WHICH CAUSED ME TO GO IN AN OFF HANDED DIRECTION AND TRYING TO CORRECT THIS I SWERVED TO STRAIGHTEN UP MY VEHICLE, AND IT DID NOT WORK OUT , I WENT TOWARDS THE MIDDLE MEDIAN OF THE HIGHWAY ROAD.... I KNEW I WAS GOING TO HIT THE POLES IN THE MEDIAN. THAT IS THE LAST THING I REMEMBER SEEINING. THE POLICE RECORD WILL SHOW I WENT HEAD ON WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER. MY MAIN CONCERN ABOUT THIS WHOLE ACCIDENT WAS I FELT SOMETHING HAPPENED OR WENT WRONG WITH MY CAR WHICH CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. (EX. BRAKES LOCKING UP....) I NEED THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10322487
Machine
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