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GERRY CHILD SAFETY SEAT — CHILD SEAT:SHIELD ASSEMBLY

1 fatalcrash · 83121 · 1997-08-04

Vehicle

Make
GERRY
Model
CHILD SAFETY SEAT
Year
Manufacturer
GERRY
Component
CHILD SEAT:SHIELD ASSEMBLY

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

GERRY # MODEL 675, DOM 07/01/96; WHILE DRIVING A VOYAGER ON RURAL BLACK TOP ROAD, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY BY PASSING THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AT 45 MPH AND HITTING THE VAN. 4-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS STRAPPED INTO A SHIELD TYPE BOOSTER SEAT. THE VAN TRIPPED, THEN ROLLED. CHILD WAS THROWN FROM SEAT THROUGH THE WINDOW AND VAN ROLLED UPON HER. SHE SUSTAINED MASSIVE HEAD/NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES, AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
521035
Machine
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