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April 24, 2010
By Steven Mufson
Woman Nearly Killed When Airbag Deploys
4/21/2010
MORROW, Ga. (MyFOX ATLANTA) – A college student said a safety device in her Honda exploded in her face and almost killed her. Kristy Williams said she was just sitting at a traffic light when her airbag spontaneously deployed and metal from it cut an artery in her neck.
Williams said doctors told her that she might have saved her own life when a piece of metal from a deploying airbag severed her carotid artery.
Williams was left with a huge scar on her neck and a broken left arm when the driver’s side airbag in her 2001 Honda Civic deployed.
Honda Expands Air Bag Recall to 378,000 More Cars
Honda is recalling 378,000 additional vehicles because the driver’s side air bag may deploy too forcefully, causing an injury or death. The company had announced the recall of 440,000 vehicles for that reason last year.