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Takata airbag victimâs family gets answers after four months; airbag to blame for death Family takes action after deadly airbag incident By Morgan Newell | April 27, 2021 at 6:14 PM EDT - Updated April 27 at 6:31 PM LANCASTER, S.C. (WBTV) -Lancaster County is labeled with a title it doesnât want right now - the only place in America where two people have died from faulty Takata airbags. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 67 million Takata airbags have been recalled because they can explode when they go off. Rekeyon Barnette is the 19th victim in the country since the recall almost 10 years ago. ....
Investigators say the airbag deployed and then exploded, breaking apart and propelling a large piece directly at Barnette, striking him and causing the fatal injury. ....
WCCB Charlotte s CW April 22, 2021 LANCASTER, S.C. Deputies say a Lancaster County man was killed by a faulty airbag after a two-vehicle collision in South Carolina. The driver of a 2002 Honda Accord, 35-year-old Rekeyon Barnette, was taken to a local hospital after the collision where he later died, according to a news release. Rekeyon Barnette On January 8th around 10 p.m. deputies say they responded to MUSC-Lancaster hospital in reference to a victim who was killed after a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Gillsbrook Road and Highway 9 Bypass in Lancaster, S.C. Detectives say components of the airbag in Barnette’s vehicle broke apart in the crash, propelling a large piece at him and causing the fatal injury. ....