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Complaint 1134192

2008 FORD CROWN VICTORIA • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Aug 6, 2011

Crash
Yes
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
1
Complaint ID
1134192
Make
FORD
Model
CROWN VICTORIA
Model Year
2008
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date
Aug 6, 2011
Date Received
Nov 24, 2014
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

SERVICE BRAKES

Owner Narrative

UNMARKED POLICE CROWN VICTORIA SEDAN TRAVELING IN LEFT LANE OF 4-LANE, GRASS MEDIAN-SEPARATED HIGHWAY WITH POSTED SPEED LIMIT 55 MPH. POLICE OFFICER DRIVER DECEASED IN CRASH. WITNESSES REPORT: AFTER ENTERING HIGHWAY, VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO HIGH RATE OF SPEED; IN VICINITY POLICE MEDIAN TURNAROUND, POLICE STROBE LIGHTS WENT ON; VEHICLE STARTED WOBBLING AND MOVING GRADUALLY TO LEFT IN STRAIGHT PATH. EVENT DATA RECORDER INDICATED BRAKES APPLIED AND VEHICLE SLOWED BEFORE COLLIDING WITH CONCRETE BRIDGE UNDERPASS ABUTMENT. SMALL GRASS FIRE EXTINGUISHED AROUND FRONT-END OF VEHICLE. CURSORY VEHICLE EXAMINATION ON 09/15/11 REPORTS: AIRBAG DEPLOYED, SEAT BELT LOCKED UP DUE TO IMPACT, UNABLE TO CHECK BRAKE PEDAL, UNABLE TO CHECK FRONT BRAKES, AND BAD STEERING (NO FURTHER DETAILS ON CONDITION STEERING PARTS). *TR

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