# GERRY CHILD SAFETY SEAT — CHILD SEAT:SHIELD ASSEMBLY
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `83121` · 1997-08-04 · GERRY
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GERRY
- **Model:** CHILD SAFETY SEAT
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** GERRY
- **Component:** CHILD SEAT:SHIELD ASSEMBLY
## 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
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