The decedent is a 3 month old female infant who was a passenger in a 1999 honda odyssey van. the infant was secured in a baby trend flex loc infant car seat (manufactured in 062809 hh, model # cs31029) and the base of the car seat was secured to a seat belt. the rear of the van was impacted by another vehicle, which caused the carrier to separate from the base. the infant, who was secured to the carrier, was ejected from the vehicle as a result of the impact. after the accident, the infant was transported to the hospital, where she was subsequently pronounced dead in the emergency room on january 30, 2010 at 16:02 hours. *tr
Consumer's child was in rear seat when seatbelt buckle locked up, and it wouldn't move. seatbelt buckle wouldn't move to retractor in order to release her. at this point, consumer's child had to remove her clothing to wiggle out of seatbelt. *ak