Investigator claims Ford is ‘shopping’ for reports to back it on Kuga fire death
Ford has come under fire from froensic investigator David Klatzow, who claims it is looking for reports to back it up on a man’s fiery death in one of its Kuga vehicle
Forensic investigator David Klatzow has accused Ford of "shopping" for forensic reports to prove its case in the death of Reshall Jimmy. Klatzow and the Jimmy family briefed the media on Tuesday‚ a day after Ford announced a recall of its 2012-2014 Kuga 1.6l EcoBoost, involving more than 4,500 vehicles. Jimmy died in December 2015 on holiday in the Wilderness‚ Western Cape. Since his death‚ 48 Kugas caught fire in SA‚ 11 of them this year. Ford has launched an urgent high court application for the police inquest docket and all the evidence it contains on Jimmy’s death. The company says it needs the evidence to complete the investigation. But Klatzow and Jimmy’s brother‚ Kaveen Jimmy‚ said they offered Ford the necessary documents to assist in its investigation. Klatzow said that in Ford’s first investigation‚ its investigator‚ a Mr Young‚ agreed with police and private investigators that the fire started behind the dashboard on the passenger side. Ford maintains‚ through its other t...
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