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2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 972387 · 2013-04-05

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 2500
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

BNSF RAILROAD OWNED 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 (HD?) PICK UP TRUCK INVOLVED IN A MULTI-VEHICLE PILEUP ON INTERSTATE I-25 NEAR DENVER, CO DURING A SEVERE SNOW STORM. ACCIDENT INVOLVED APPROXIMATELY 50 VEHICLES ALONG THAT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. DRIVING NORTHBOUND NEARING JOHNSON'S CORNER EXIT AND TRAVELING BETWEEN 35-45 MPH, DRIVER NOTICED A SEMI-TRUCK SIDEWAYS AHEAD AND LOOKED FOR AN ESCAPE ROUTE OFF THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO AVOID THE JACKKNIFED SEMI BY MOVING TOWARDS THE SHOULDER, ANOTHER VEHICLE OR VEHICLES WERE PILED UP AND OR STOPPED ON/ALONG THE SHOULDER AREA. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE BACK OF A TRAILER TRUCK BUT THE AIRBAGS IN THE SILVERADO DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS WEARING SEATBELT AT TIME OF COLLISION BUT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES. VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT END. RAILROAD VEHICLE WAS REPORTEDLY NOT EQUIPPED WITH HYRAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLIES BUT DID HAVE A TWO-WAY RAILROAD RADIO INSTALLED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10507229
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