CROWN VICTORIA & POLICE INTERCEPTOR SAFETY INFORMATION PAGE

I've heard Crown Victoria cars blow up. Is this true??

I can only speak from my personal experiences as an ex-police officer, deputy sheriff, and a current government employee. I have owned only one of the current model Crown Victoria Police Interceptor vehicles and I have never had issues with either fuel leakage or my car exploding in a rear-end collision. That's not to say that other people haven't had issues (I call losing your life a damned serious issue!) as there have been recorded cases of fatalities and severe injuries while law enforcement operations have taken place from these vehicles. Remember that in and among themselves that Law Enforcement and police operations are inherently dangerous and that there are real and substantial risks taken each & every time you walk out the door & get into your patrol vehicle. The only fatal accident I've ever seen with a Crown Victoria Police Interceptor was involving a pre-1992 Crown Victoria in Satellite Beach, Florida where two officers were hit & killed by a drunk driver. A patrol vehicle was hit in the rear at fairly high speed, but it did not explode.

My position is that this site will present any information that we can find, are provided links to, or obtain from our own personal experiences, and that this information will be presented to you, the user without "spin" or personal opinion one way or another. The only way to be completely fair to all parties involved is to let the user of the site form his own opinion after being presented with the available information resources. While there are many variables to this issue (and naturally I always regret loss of life wherever and whenever it may occur) I am not in a position to judge, one way or another, who or what position is correct, all I can do is present the available information in whatever form it takes. If you read my legal disclaimers page you will already understand my position relative to linked materials to this site.

The following links will take you from this site to locations that present information on Crown Victoria and Police Interceptor safety issues. Further links and information will be posted as it is received & screened.

Ford Motor Company's official Police Interceptor safety information page

Center for Auto Safety - Crown Victoria Fuel fed fires

CNN documentary titled "In the line of fire" centering on the Crown Victoria

A private Crown Victoria & Police Interceptor Safety Information page, this page has information on current legal initiatives centering on exploding Police Interceptor vehicles.

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