Special Crash Investigations: On-Site Rollaway Crash Investigation: Vehicle: 2014 RAM 1500; Location: Texas; Crash Date: August 2018
This single-vehicle crash occurred in August 2018 in the morning on a park road near a parking lot for a boat ramp in Texas. There were initially two people in the vehicle. The Ram was equipped with an automatic transmission controlled using a rotary electronic gear selector located on the instrument panel. The vehicle was driven through/over a pipe rail. The driver indicated that he stopped the vehicle and placed the vehicle in Park with the engine running. Both occupants exited the vehicle in order to close the gate. After closing the gate, both occupants saw the vehicle begin moving forward. They estimated that 40 to 60 seconds passed before the vehicle began moving. The vehicle traveled down an embankment and rolled across a parking lot before striking a pipe rail. The vehicle went over the rail, down an embankment, and came to rest on a pile of rocks. This vehicle was involved in a similar incident 11 days earlier. That incident occurred during the evening. The driver (different from most recent incident) reported that he stopped the vehicle and placed it in Park with the engine running. He exited the vehicle to secure a gate. The vehicle began rolling forward and struck a delineation post with the driver’s door. The vehicle was driven from the scene and a report of the incident was generated. Based on the available evidence it would appear that the driver did not place the vehicle in Park prior to exiting the vehicle and the vehicle was likely in Drive during the most recent crash.
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Corporate Authors:
Dynamic Science, Incorporated
Anaheim, CA United StatesNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 - Publication Date: 2019-10
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Technical Report
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; Tables;
- Pagination: 35p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Driver errors; On the scene crash investigation; Single vehicle crashes; Truck crashes
- Identifier Terms: Dodge Ram; Special Crash Investigations program
- Geographic Terms: Texas
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01726519
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: DOT HS 812 812, Case No. DS18024
- Contract Numbers: DTNH22-12-C00271
- Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Dec 23 2019 3:24PM