Rialto, CA — A man driving a 2009 Nissan Frontier pickup truck says that he was injured after his cruise control was stuck and he wasn’t able to brake. Trevor Robben, 29, was identified as the driver of the truck and this “incident” happened on Sunday, September 20, 2015.
Robben was reportedly driving his Nissan truck east along the 210 Freeway at about 1:45 p.m. that Sunday afternoon when he called 911, telling them that his truck’s cruise control was stuck.
He drove until he reached Lilac Avenue, where his truck eventually lost control and hit a dirt embankment and flipped over, crashing.
Robben was actually thrown from his truck and had to be taken to a hospital for his injuries, though he is in good condition now. The CHP did a preliminary inspection of the Nissan truck, but didn’t find any evidence of a brake failure or any other issues.
Map of Rialto
Commentary:
I’m not aware of any current recalls for Nissan Frontier brakes or brake components, but that doesn’t mean something wasn’t seriously wrong here. Of course, as with all accidents, there’s a chance that this was caused by user error. However, I’ve handled enough of these kinds of accidents and seen enough screw-ups by the auto industry (just take the current Volvo scandal, for crying out loud) to give this man the benefit of the doubt when he says his brakes were stuck.
The first step is to have an investigation done by a professional group that can tell you whether the brakes were faulty or if a part had perhaps malfunctioned that day. If that’s the case, then this needs to be brought to Nissan’s attention so they can fix any problems and keep other people from danger.
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