ON 7-6-10 AT 5:09 PM ON 1-26 IN MATHEWS S. CAROLINA A TREAD AND BELT SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT OF THE LEFT FRONT GOODYEAR G670 RV TIRE DOT #DANU2CAW3503 CAUSED A 45 FOOT LONG 2004 MONACO RV TO LEAVE THE TRAVEL LANES ENTER THE MEDIAN, RAM THROUGH THE CABLE BARRIER, CROSS THE MEDIAN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND RUN OVER A 2006 NISSAN ULTIMA TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION KILLING THE DRIVER. TWO OCCUPANTS IN THE RV SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. TIRE HAD ONLY 41,000 MILES OF USE AT BLOWOUT.
- NHTSA ID
- 11078356
- Incident
- Jul 6, 2010
- Mileage
- 40,000 mi