# 2011 FORD FIESTA — SEAT BELTS
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `1275219` · 2016-04-13 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FIESTA
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
## Narrative
I WAS TRAVELING FROM LAS VEGAS, NV TO TWIN FALLS, ID WITH MY SON [XXX] ON DEC 14 2015 TO VISIT FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS. MY SON [XXX] WAS A WEEK FROM TURNING 4, WEIGHED 37 LBS AND WAS 38 INCHES TALL. I HAD HIM IN THE BABY TREND HYBRID 3 IN 1 LX (KIWI COLOR) FORWARD FACING IN THE 5 POINT HARNESS. AT AROUND 9PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON DEC 14 2015 MY SON [XXX] WAS ABLE TO PULL THE SLACK ON HIS HARNESS LOOSE AFTER UNCLIPPING HIS CHEST CLIP AND FREED HIS UPPER ARMS. THE MOMENT I NOTICED HE HAD DONE THIS OUR SMALL CAR WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A PICKUP TRUCK THAT WAS DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. SINCE [XXX] LOWER BODY WAS THE ONLY THING RESTRAINED HIS UPPER BODY WAS THROWN FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHICH CAUSED A HYPER EXTENSION AND SEVERANCE OF HIS SPINAL CORD AT THE C3- C4 VERTEBRAE. [XXX] PASSED AWAY AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH WITHIN SECONDS. ...UPDATED 04/19/16 *BF  SEE ALSO 10859748 *DSY.....UPDATED 05/24/16 *BF  UPDATED 09/19/2017 *JS    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR
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