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2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash1 injured · 793852 · 2010-06-16

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
138,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING APPROX 25 MPH IN THE RAINY, WET EVENING OF JUNE 15, 2010 AT 10:30 PM TRAVELING EAST ON CR 87 AND TURNING TO GET UP ON THE OVERPASS BRIDGE OF EXIT 234. I STARTED TO HYDROPLANE WHEN I HIT THE GRAVEL, ROCK PART OF THE ROAD AND SKIDDED INTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRIDGE HITTING MY PASSENGER TIRE AND BOUNCING ME OUT AND SPINNING AROUND. I TRIED TO COMPENSATE BY APPLYING BRAKES GENTLY AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP, MY SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD ME BACK AS I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY HEAD AND CHEST. I THEN WAS SPUN HEAD ON INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND SMASHED THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK. I WAS SO SCARED AND ALL I COULD THINK IS WHEN IS MY AIRBAG GOING TO GO OFF, IT NEVER DID. THERE IS OVER $5000.00 DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND IT IS ONLY WORTH $8000.00. I WENT TO THE ER AND SUFFERED MILD CONCUSSION, NECK STRAIN AND BRUISED CHEST. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10336631
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