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2012 FORD FOCUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 953415 · 2012-12-12

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
8,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I PUT MY 2012 FORD FOCUS IN PARK AND LEFT THE MOTOR RUNNING. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR TO REMOVE A BOX OF DONATIONS AT A LOCAL SALVATION ARMY WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD. I JUMPED BACK INTO MY CAR TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING INTO THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME AND TURNED THE WHEEL WHILE PRACTICALLY STANDING ON THE BRAKE WITH MY RIGHT FOOT AND HAD MY LEFT LEG OUTSIDE THE VECHILE. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I EVENTUALLY SIDE SWIPED THE PERSONS CAR IN FRONT OF ME THEN CRASHED INTO A PILE OF DONATED FURNITURE AND CURBING IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. ONCE THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED I WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE IGNITION OFF. IT WAS JUST LUCK THAT I DID NOT HURT ANYONE OR MYSELF. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10488105
Machine
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