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2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash3 injured · 964207 · 2013-02-20

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
40,000

Severity

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

Narrative

CAR STOPPED TO ALLOW GARAGE GATE TO RAISE/OPEN AT WHICH TIME THE CAR, WHICH WAS INITIALLY IN PARK, WAS PUT IN DRIVE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE - CAR THEN WENT COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL AT A SIGNIFICANT SPEED CRASHING INTO A CEMENT PILLAR WHICH IS WHAT STOPPED THE CAR - THE PILLAR. THE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED, THE CAR WAS TOTALED AS DESIGNATED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO NO AVAIL. INJURIES OF 3 PASSENGERS ARE VERY SIGNIFICANT - 8 BROKEN RIBS OF ONE PASSENGER, 2 BROKEN LEGS AND REMOVAL OF SPLEEN TO ANOTHER PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED A COMPOUND FRACTURE OF ANKLE. RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION ARE STILL PENDING AND ONE PASSENGER MAY NOT RECOVER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10499486
Machine
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