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An exploding car air bag causes 17th death in the US
A motorist died after faulty air bag inflators in their 2002 Honda Civic ruptured, Honda confirmed. It’s the 17th death in the US caused by a Takata air bag.
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Honda confirmed that a man driving a 2002 Honda Civic died after a crash that triggered faulty air bag inflators. It was the 17th death in the US related to recalled Takata inflators.
The crash occurred in late August in Mesa, Arizona. Air bag inflators on the driver’s and passenger’s side ruptured in the crash, Honda said.
Every car air bag has an inflator, which puffs up the air bag when triggered.
The driver’s air bag injured and “subsequently killed” the driver, whom Honda didn’t name. The passenger’s air bag exploded inside the dashboard, which caused a small fire, Honda said.
The 2002 Honda Civic had been under recall since December 2011 for replacement of the driver’s
An exploding airbag car causes 17th death in the US
A motorist died after faulty airbag inflators in their 2002 Honda Civic ruptured, Honda confirmed. It’s the 17th death in the US caused by a Takata airbag.
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Honda confirmed that a man driving a 2002 Honda Civic died after a crash that triggered faulty airbags to deploy, killing them. Theirs is the 17th death in the US related to recalled Takata airbag inflators.
The crash occurred in late August in Mesa, Arizona. Airbag inflators on the driver’s and passenger’s side ruptured in the crash, Honda said.
Every car air bag has an inflator, which puffs up the airbag when triggered
The driver’s airbag injured and “subsequently killed” the driver, who Honda didn’t name. The passenger’s airbag exploded inside the dashboard, which caused a small fire, Honda said.
The 2002 Honda Civic had been under recall since December 2011 for replacement of the driver’s airbag inflator,
Exploding Takata Air Bag Inflator In Honda Car Kills Arizona Driver, Marking 17th US Death
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- The company said the person who was killed wasn’t the registered owner of the vehicle
- The reason of the crash was deemed to be the rupture of the air bag inflator in the driver’s side
- Takata uses an ammonium nitrate-based propellant to inflate the air bags
An Arizona driver has been killed by the exploding Takata inflator in his Honda car, marking the 17th death in the U.S. caused by a faulty air bag inflator manufactured by Takata Corporation, a Tokyo-based automotive parts company.
The latest death occurred on Aug. 20 in Mesa in the crash of a 2002 Honda Civic, Reuters reported, citing a statement released on Saturday by the Honda Motor Company. The Japanese automobile company said that a joint inspection with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed that the rupture of the inflator in the driver’s side led to the person’s
Settlement in shooting death by Maryland police
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LARGO, Md. – A legal settlement agreement has been reached in the death of a man who authorities say was fatally shot by a Maryland police officer while he was handcuffed in a patrol car.
The settlement for the January shooting of William Howard Green, 43, was announced Sunday in a statement by Gina Ford, a spokesperson for the Office of the County Executive in Prince George’s County.
The statement said Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks will announce details about the settlement agreement at a news conference Monday. She will be joined by Green family attorney Billy Murphy and members of the family.
Prince George’s County Police Cpl. Michael Owen Jr., the officer accused of shooting Green, was arrested in January on charges of second-degree murder, voluntary and involuntary manslaughter, first-degree