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2007 SCION TC — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

4 fatalcrash1 injured · 777480 · 2010-03-29

Vehicle

Make
SCION
Model
TC
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
75 mph

Severity

Deaths
4
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

LEICESTER, MASS. -- POLICE SAY IT APPEARS THE FOUR TEENAGERS WHO WERE KILLED IN A CAR CRASH IN LEICESTER WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS, AS WAS THE LONE SURVIVOR. LEICESTER POLICE CHIEF JIM HURLEY SAYS NEITHER ALCOHOL NOR DRUGS WAS A FACTOR IN THE CRASH. HURLEY ESTIMATES THE 2007 TOYOTA SCION WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75 MILES-AN-HOUR ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET IN THE CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS TOWN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. HE SAID THE CAR VEERED OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE TREE. KILLED WERE THE DRIVER NATHAN PLAZA, 17, OF LEICESTER -- AND THREE PASSENGERS BRYAN ROSSIK, 17, OF LEICESTER, JULIANNE CARON, 18, OF NORTH BROOKFIELD AND COURTNEY BUTCHER, 18, OF WORCESTER. SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD LAUREN BENNETT REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10322585
Machine
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