MY 4 MONTH OLD SON AND I WERE IN A NEAR HEAD-ON COLLISION. HIS BABY TREND LATCH-LOC INFANT SEAT BROKE OFF FROM THE BASE AND WAS THROWN TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BACK SEAT. THE HOOKS THAT LATCHED INTO THE BASE WERE BROKEN COMPLETELY OFF AND THE METAL HOOKS THAT THE SEAT BELT GO UNDER WERE SEVERELY BENT. LUCKILY, HE WAS NOT INJURED. THIS INFANT SEAT WAS STILL A FAILURE IN PROTECTING MY CHILD. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE BROKEN CAR SEAT AT WWW.MITCH24AUG03.COM/17DECWRECK.HTM. *AK