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2010 HONDA ACCORD CROSSTOUR — ENGINE

crash2 injured · 950491 · 2012-11-21

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD CROSSTOUR
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
46,900
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DRIVER ENTERED PARKING GARAGE, STOPPED, RECEIVED PARKING TICKET, ARM RAISED ON PARKING ENTRANCE MACHINE, DRIVER REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE, CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. SPEED CONTINUOUSLY INCREASED. DRIVER PRESSED BRAKES TWICE - NO RESPONSE FROM BRAKES. DRIVER SWERVED RIGHT TO AVOID CAR ON LEFT. CAR JUMPED 5 INCH CURVE, KNOCKED OVER FREE STANDING METAL SIGN. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. DRIVER SAW WALL AT LEFT AND AIMED CAR AT WALL, INTENTIONALLY. DRIVER BELIEVED THAT CRASHING CAR WAS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE CAR. DRIVER AIMED AT AND HIT WALL "HEAD ON". AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CAR JUDGED TOTAL LOSS. DRIVER SUFFERED DAMAGED RIGHT KNEE (BROKEN TIBIA PLATEAU, TORN CARTILAGE, DAMAGED LOWER FEMUR), BROKEN NOSE, BROKEN EYE SOCKET.. PASSENGER SUFFERED BROKEN LEFT HAND AND BRUISED RIBS. EMERGENCY MEDIAL TEAM TOOK DRIVER/PASSENGERS TO HOSPITAL; RELEASED AFTER 11 HOURS. TOTAL TIME OF CAR ACCELERATION INCIDENT DESCRIBED HERE - 4 TO 5 SECONDS. IMPACT SPEED ESTIMATED BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10485393
Machine
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