Vehicle Fires
FMVSS 301 CAS Reconsideration Petition – January 15, 2004
January 15, 2004
VIA FAX AND ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION
Docket Management Room PL-401
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
400 7th St. SW
Washington, DC 20590
Re: DOT Docket No. NHTSA-03-16523
PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION
Promising Fashion Model Dies In Fiery Crash
7/31/06
TRENTON, N.J. — She’d recently appeared on the cover of Italian Vogue, and had modeled for top designers at shows this summer in Milan and Paris.
But now, 19-year-old Heather Bratton is dead, the victim of a fiery crash on the New Jersey Turnpike. Authorities confirm that she was killed in the three-car crash a week ago.
A statement from her booking agency said she’d been headed to Newark International Airport. Her stepfather told the New York Post she’d been in New York for a photo shoot.
Wesley Chapel fashion model dies in New Jersey accident
7/30/06
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A young woman who died in a fiery auto crash on the New Jersey Turnpike last weekend has been identified as a promising fashion model from Florida.
New Jersey State Police confirmed today that 19-year-old Heather Bratton was the passenger who died at the scene of a three-car collision at about 5 a-m on July 22nd. A statement on the Web site of her booking agency, Women Management, says she was en route to a flight at Newark International Airport.
Grieving couple urge Ford to do more
 Friday, January 20, 2006Howells, who lost children in fiery limo wreck, say they want to ensure safety
By James RomoserJOURNAL REPORTER
MOCKSVILLE
The parents of three sisters who died in 2003 in a limousine fire said yesterday that their two-year legal battle with Ford Motor Co. illuminated a serious fuel-tank safety problem and made other limos safer.
Family, Ford settle wrongful-death lawsuit
 Thursday, January 19, 2006Sisters were killed when limo was hit from behind, caught fire
By James RomoserJOURNAL REPORTER
The family of three sisters who burned to death in a limousine wreck on Interstate 40 reached an out-of-court settlement with Ford Motor Co. yesterday, ending a wrongful-death lawsuit over the design of the vehicle’s fuel tank.
Town Car Fuel Tank Shield Service Campaign
Town Car Fuel Tank Shield Service Campaign
Ford Puts Police Fuel Tank Shields on 1995-06 Lincoln Town Car Limos
Ford Puts Police Fuel Tank Shields on 1995-06 Lincoln Town Car Limos
Ford Tells Dealers to Install Police Fuel Tank Shields on Consumer Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis & Town Car
Click here to view Ford Email to Dealers
Pinto Madness
A Mother Jones Classic: For seven years the Ford Motor Company sold cars in which it knew hundreds of people would needlessly burn to death.
Mark Dowie
September/October 1977 Issue
A Safety Matter [Lincoln Town Car Fuel Tank]
Family of sisters who died in a fiery wreck is suing Ford Motor Co., saying it should have installed a shield soonerBy James RomoserWinston-Salem JournalSunday, October 16, 2005