Crown Victoria Safety Alert

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Families of the victims are suing Ford for continuing to offer for public use vehicles that burst into flames when struck at high speeds from behind

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BACKGROUND
On September 10, 2003, three sisters traveled back from a Fleetwood Mac concert in Greensboro, North Carolina. They had rented a Ford Lincoln Town Car limousine for the special event. Tragically, they were rear-ended on their way home and the vehicle exploded into flames, killing all three inside. Tara, a former Miss Winston, and her husband, Shawn, a former NASCAR crew chief, had adopted an infant son two months prior to her death. Mysti and her husband, Shane, were raising an eight-month-old daughter. Sixteen-year-old Megan was on her first big outing with her adult sisters the night they died.

Experts say, that because of the exact same fuel tank design in the Ford Lincoln Town Car, Mercury Grande Marquis and Ford Crown Victoria, that shields should be installed on these as well as the Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. All three models are subject to fuel tank punctures in high-speed rear-end crashes. Currently, Ford is providing fuel tank shields only for the CVPI and the Lincoln Town Car limousines. Although this measure is a positive direction, there are millions of Lincoln Town Car, Mercury Grande Marquis and Crown Victoria owners still driving around unprotected.

Families Sue Ford for Continuing to Offer Vehicles for Public Use
Families of the victims are suing Ford for continuing to offer for public use vehicles that burst into flames when struck at high speeds from behind. The trial--Howell vs. Ford -- is scheduled to get underway January 16, in the General Court of Justice in Mocksville, NC, about 40 miles from Winston-Salem. The special trial date is not subject to change.

MORE: http://www.crownvictoriasafetyalert.com/howell-trial.html

Ford Offers Fuel Tank Shields For Limos Prior To High-Profile Limo Deaths Trial
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Ford Motor Co. is offering Lincoln Town Car limousine dealers free upgrades to protect fuel tanks in rear crashes just three months before the automaker goes on trial in the high-profile deaths of three sisters who burned to death in a Ford limousine in 2003.

MORE: http://www.crownvictoriasafetyalert.com/shields-finally.html