2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 suspension problems

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet c/k 2500. While driving 20 MPH, the entire front driver side of his vehicle collapsed. The rim, tire, and wheel detached from the vehicle. The contact believed that the failure was caused by the lower ball joint. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact sustained a broken nose and pain in the shoulder. A police report was filed. The VIN and purchase date were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 17,000.

I was driving down a switchback and the right front 1/2 of the axel and wheel (tire and rim) separated, leaving me riding on the right tie-rod and bumper. The axel and tire/rim bounced off the hood and slammed down the right side of the truck taking out all the glass and damaging the roof and side. I parked it by the side of the road by pushing the emergency break, if I had pushed the main break I would have been in the left lane and over the side of the mountain.