Ford flouted the law by not telling regulator of Reshall Jimmy’s death, police say
n a number of affidavits‚ police have also accused Ford of deliberately obstructing police in their investigation into Jimmy’s death
Ford broke the law when it failed to tell the National Consumer Commission (NCC) of Kuga owner Reshall Jimmy’s death — and potentially jeopardised public safety by not telling the motor industry ombudsman. "It is clear that Ford was obliged to inform the commission of Jimmy’s death. They failed to do so. It has failed to comply with the law," Col Rozelle Kruger‚ a legal officer in the Western Cape provincial police commissioner’s office‚ said. In a number of affidavits‚ police have accused the global car manufacturing giant of deliberately obstructing detectives in their investigation into Jimmy’s death. Jimmy died when his car caught fire while he was on holiday in the Wilderness‚ in the Western Cape‚ in December 2015. In an affidavit, Kruger responded to Ford’s urgent high court application to obtain the evidence in the police inquest docket into Jimmy’s death. "In terms of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA)‚ the commission must promote the development of industry wide codes of pra...
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