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2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee experienced an SUA event:

"Over the past six months, we have made significant investment in additional safety measures at the

auction site such as installing permanent, fixed bollards to provide a barrier to a potential future

vehicle malfunction," Lamb said in a statement. "Lynnway is the first auto auction in the country to

have installed bollards throughout our facility.

Billerica car auction faces $267G in fines in crash that killed five

UPDATED: 11/10/2017 09:53:00 AM EST

This photograph showing the chaos inside the Lynnway Auto Auction in Billerica was sent to The Sun the morning of the May 3 accident. COURTESY PHOTO

BILLERICA -- Lynnway Auto Auction has been cited for numerous hazards in connection with a May accident in which five people died, resulting in more than $267,000 in proposed penalties.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Lynnway for electrical, struck-by and other hazards. Two of the citations were for repeat violations, which are penalties of $69,713 for each one.

On May 3, OSHA inspected the facility after people were struck by a SUV and five died as a result of their injuries. The agency issued 16 citations to the company for motor-vehicle hazards, blocked exit routes, violations of the hazard communication standard and record-keeping deficiencies.

Lynnway faces proposed penalties totaling $267,081.

"This company was cited in 2014 for exposing employees to similar hazards," OSHA Regional Administrator Galen Blanton said in a statement. "It is critically important that employers remain vigilant about safety and implement required safety measures."

In the summer of 2014, OSHA cited Lynnway for exposing employees to struck-by and crushing hazards from vehicles.

Three years later on May 3, Lynnway was again cited for this violation.

"The employer failed to protect employees from struck-by and crushing hazards from vehicles while working throughout the entire auction premises," the OSHA report reads. "Employees exposed to these hazards include but are not limited to auction managers, auction staff, auction ring men, lane chiefs, drivers, maintenance personnel, lot attendants, security personnel and auto mechanics

The District Attorney, Marian Ryan, stated: “It suddenly accelerated ... “

District Attorney, Marian Ryan prosecuted the Brad Casler / Sweet Tomatoes Pizza tragedy of March 1, 2016, in Newton, Mass

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/09/27/i-team-sweet-tomatoes-crash-court-documents-newton/

3 Killed, 9 Injured In Crash At Billerica Auto Auction

May 03, 2017Updated 2017-05-03

By WBUR Newsroom

Three people were killed and nine others injured when a vehicle went careening through a crowd of people gathered for an auto auction at an indoor facility in Billerica Wednesday morning.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said at a press conference that a worker at the Lynnway Auto Auction was behind the wheel of a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee when it suddenly accelerated.

"As this vehicle began to enter the building, following a pace behind the car in front of it, it suddenly accelerated, traveled through the inside of the building at a very high rate of speed, striking numerous people and ultimately was brought to a halt by crashing into a cinder block wall at the far end," Ryan said.

Ryan said there were several hundred people in the building at the time of the crash. She said the vehicle traveled the entire length of the warehouse, which she estimated was about the size of a football field.

Authorities said two of the victims were female and one was male, though they did not provide their names or ages. Of the nine people injured, Ryan said two had life-threatening injuries.

Ryan said the driver was in his 70s and was not injured. She said the investigation into the cause of the crash was ongoing.

"The preliminary information we have right now suggests that this is a tragic accident," Ryan said during the press conference.

Earlier Wednesday, Massachusetts State Police said there was no evidence the incident was intentional.

There have been several terrorist attacks around the world in recent months where suspects used vehicles as weapons.

http://www.wbur.org/news/2017/05/03/lynnway-auto-auction-crash-billerica

3 dead, multiple injured after car crashes

into Billerica auto auction

Updated: May 3, 2017 - 11:16 PM

http://www.fox25boston.com/news/brief-deadly-police-encounter-leaves-lasting-reverberations/519220340

(with 1:53 min video segment and 0:17 sec video)

(2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee)

1999 – 2010 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Vehicle Speed Control Problems (as of: 3 May 2017)

http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2010/jeep/grand_cherokee/vehicle_speed_control/problem.aspx (6)

http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2009/jeep/grand_cherokee/vehicle_speed_control/problem.aspx (9)

http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2008/jeep/grand_cherokee/vehicle_speed_control/problem.aspx (23)

http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2007/jeep/grand_cherokee/vehicle_speed_control/problem.aspx (52)

http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2006/jeep/grand_cherokee/vehicle_speed_control/problem.aspx (46)

http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2005/jeep/grand_cherokee/vehicle_speed_control/problem.aspx (76)

http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2004/jeep/grand_cherokee/vehicle_speed_control/problem.aspx (72)

http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2003/jeep/grand_cherokee/vehicle_speed_control/problem.aspx (29)

http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2002/jeep/grand_cherokee/vehicle_speed_control/problem.aspx (34)

http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2001/jeep/grand_cherokee/vehicle_speed_control/problem.aspx (34)

http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2000/jeep/grand_cherokee/vehicle_speed_control/problem.aspx (50)

http://www.arfc.org/complaints/1999/jeep/grand_cherokee/vehicle_speed_control/problem.aspx (61)

[Jeep Car Wash SUA Information]

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Runaway Jeep crashes into pole after

exiting Lititz car wash

CHRISTOPHER PRATT | Staff Writer

Feb 5, 2016

http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/runaway-jeep-crashes-into-pole-after-exiting-lititz-car-wash/article_138783a6-cc2d-11e5-a1e2-8b7780d01e41.html

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Local car wash not accepting Jeep Cherokee’s

due to safety issue

BY SANDRA JONES

POSTED 11:43 PM, OCTOBER 16, 2015

http://wtvr.com/2015/10/16/local-car-wash-not-accepting-jeep-cherokees-due-to-safety-issue/

(with 2:10 min video segment)

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No injuries in the latest Jumpin' Jeep

escapade

Not all the incidents of apparent

unintended acceleration have ended

so luckily

By James R. Hood

08/04/2015 | ConsumerAffairs

https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/no-injuries-in-the-latest-jumpin-jeep-escapade-080415.html

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Runway Jeep traverses several lanes on Highway

101

Bay City News

Published: August 3, 2015, 11:38 am

http://kron4.com/2015/08/03/runway-jeep-traverses-several-lanes-on-highway-101/

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Runaway Jeep Grand Cherokees have

led to crashes, car wash owners say.

Updated: MAY 11, 2015 — 1:12 AM EDT

by John Moritz, Inquirer Staff Writer

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20150511_Runaway_Jeep_Grand_Cherokees_have_led_to_crashes__car_wash_owners_say_.html

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Video: Car-wash chain won't clean older

Jeep Cherokee models over sudden

acceleration fears

BY MICHAEL ROBERTS

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013 AT 6:02 A.M.

http://www.westword.com/news/video-car-wash-chain-wont-clean-older-jeep-cherokee-models-over-sudden-acceleration-fears-5905829

(2010 or before Cherokee/Grand Cherokee)

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(excerpts):

This is not a new issue. Way back in 2006, the International Carwash

Association issued an advisory on Jeep Cherokee models based on sudden-

acceleration reports. The document doesn't recommend banning such vehicles,

but it does list five procedures to be employed when they're being cleaned for

safety reasons:

1. Handle Jeep Cherokees and Jeep Grand Cherokees with extreme caution

2. Allow only specially trained car wash employees to handle these vehicles

3. Notify all car wash employees when one of these vehicles is on the property

4. Move the vehicle using both feet - left foot on the brake and right foot on

the accelerator

5. Instruct employees and customers to never walk in front of

one of these vehicles

Witness saw 'bodies flying through the air' at Lynnway Auto Auction in crash that killed 3

By Michelle Williams

A Jeep Grand Cherokee killed three people and injured another nine Wednesday morning when it took off at high speeds and crashed into a cinder block wall at the Lynnway Auto Auction in Billerica.

Peter Gilman, a regular at auto auction, was there and knew something was amiss when he heard an engine whining.

Following a clank and a shift into gear, the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee "took off like a slingshot and it just went right through the building," Gilman told the Boston Herald. "Then I see bodies flying through the air."

With a "huge thud," Gilman told the Herald the Jeep came to a stop when it went through the wall of a building at the auto auction.

"There was no stopping the momentum of the Jeep until he hit the wall," Gilman told the Herald. "There was nothing to stop the speeding bullet except the poor souls in the way."

A man and woman died at the scene. A third fatal victim, a woman, was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Of the nine injured, some suffered life-threatening injuries.

The Jeep was driven by a man in his 70s who worked at the auto auction. He has not been identified by police. The crash is currently believed to be accidental and police are investigating potential vehicle malfunction or if the driver suffered from a medical emergency at the time of the crash.

One of the fatal victims has been identified as Leezandra Aponte. Wednesday was her first day of work at the auto auction, a position she accepted to raise money for her daughter's quinceanera.

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/05/witness_saw_bodies_flying_thro.html

Saturday, November 11, 2017