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2015 HYUNDAI SONATA — SEAT BELTS

2 fatalcrash2 injured · 1363692 · 2017-03-16

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
25,000
Speed
51 mph

Severity

Deaths
2
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 51 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED SEVERE SPINAL CORD INJURIES (INTERNAL DECAPITATION). THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER, ANKLE, FOOT WRIST, HAND, AND HIPS. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, LEG, ANKLE, ABRASIONS, A BLOOD CLOT, LUNG FAILURE, A VERTEBRAL FRACTURE, A BROKEN ARM/FOREARM, AND WRIST. THE SEAT BELT SEVERED THE CONTACT'S ARTERY. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE ALSO SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED FOR ALL OCCUPANTS AND THEY WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE AND THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT PASSENGER IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE LATER SUCCUMBED TO THEIR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD WHERE THE POLICE AND INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. ...UPDATED 05/03/17 *BF *AS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10966365
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