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2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — AIR BAGS

crash3 injured · 825290 · 2010-11-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
CAVALIER
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
102,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE 2000 CAVALEIR FROM CHURCH TO HER COLLEGE WHEN SHE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND LOOKED LEFT AND THEN RIGHT AND PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND FAILED TO SEE A CHRYSLER MINIVAN COMING FROM HER LEFT.. SHE BRAKED AND THE MINIVAN T-BONED HER CAR ON THE LEFT SIDE AND HER CAR PROCEEDED TO TURN 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT FOR 20 FEET AND STOPPED. THE MOST DAMAGE OCCURED ON THE PASSENGER DOOR, TO THE FRONT TIRE WAS PUSHED IN...THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS PUSHED FORWARD. THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS SEVERELY INJURED WITH SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA AND SKULL FRACTURE.SHE IS PRESENTLY IN A COMA. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE HAD A CONCUSSION,SEVERE LACERATIONS ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD , AND BRUISING ON HER ARMS AND LEGS. THE THIRD PASSENGER IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE HAD MINOR INJURIES.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10366117
Machine
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