SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
10 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
GOING DOWN STEEP DRIVEWAY WHEN ABS BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW VEHICLE. VEHICLE HIT TREE HEAD-ON. DRIVER SUFFEREND SERIOUS INJURIES. ENGINEER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID THROUGH A SLOW LEAK CAUSED THE BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *AK.ET.