Special Crash Investigations On-Site Child Restraint System Investigation Vehicle: 2007 Toyota Camry Location: California Crash Date: September 2016

This report documents the on-site investigation of the child restraint system (CRS) used by a 3-year-old male while traveling in a 2007 Toyota Camry involved in a rear-end crash with a 2008 Toyota Sequoia. The crash occurred at approximately 1830 hours on the shoulder of a four-lane divided interstate highway in northern California. The Camry was traveling northbound and was occupied by a 30-year-old female driver, an 11-year-old male in the front row right position, a 9-month-old female seated in a CRS in the second row right position, and a 3-year-old male seated in a CRS in the second row left position. The Camry ran out of gas and stopped on the shoulder while waiting for gas. The Sequoia was being driven by a 38-year-old female and was traveling northbound at an EDR-reported speed of 82 km/h (51 mph). The Sequoia entered the shoulder and the front plane of the Sequoia struck the rear plane of the Camry. The Camry was displaced forward and to the right and struck a sound wall with its right side before coming to rest. The driver of the Camry sustained serious back injuries. She was transported from the scene and hospitalized. The 11-year old and 9-month-old sustained minor injuries and were transported to a local hospital for treatment. The 3- year-old was fatally injured. The driver of the Sequoia sustained unknown injuries and was transported to a local hospital. She was later arrested for driving while under the influence.

• Record URL:
  https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812832
• Corporate Authors:

  Dynamic Science, Incorporated

  Mission Viejo, CA  United States  92692

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 2020-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 49p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Child restraint systems; Crash investigation; Crash investigation sites; Deformation; Fatalities; Highway safety; On the scene crash investigation; Seat backs; Traffic crashes
• Identifier Terms: Toyota Camry
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01736568
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT HS 812 832
• Contract Numbers: DTNH22-12-C00271
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 22 2020 12:24PM