Special Crash Investigations: Alleged Air Bag Inflator Rupture Investigation; Vehicle: 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser; Location: California; Crash Date: January 2019

Summary of the Accident

The report documents the on-site investigation of an alleged air bag inflator rupture in a 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser involved in a crash in which the driver sustained fatal injuries.

Circumstances of the Crash

The Chrysler was driven westbound by a belted 54-year-old male and was pulling a 1999 utility trailer. The trailer was made by San Diego Custom Trailer & Liquid Tank Manufacturing, Encinitas, California. The Chrysler had successfully passed a slower-moving unidentified westbound vehicle and returned to the westbound lane when, for unknown reasons, the Chrysler departed the roadway on the right edge and returned to the roadway, crossed over the center line, and then entered the eastbound lane.

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