LaKisha Ward-Green Cleared in Death From GM Ignition Switch - CarComplaints.com

— LaKisha Ward-Green was driving a 2007 Chevy Cobalt on September 3, 2010, when the Cobalt slammed into a school bus and a utility pole on a Pittsburgh road, killing 16-year-old passenger Robert Chambers. Those switches, including the ignition switch in the 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, are prone to moving out of the "run" position and into the "accessory" or "off" position. With the ignition switch turned off, a car immediately loses all power brakes, power steering and most importantly, the use of the airbags. Even if she was speeding, the ignition switch in the 2007 Chevy Cobalt caused the airbags to fail in the head-on crash. Texas-based attorney Bob Hilliard (pictured top right with LaKisha) and Pennsylvania attorney Victor Pribanic successfully argued before Allegheny County Judge Philip Ignelzi that Robert Chambers would likely still be alive if the airbags would... Hilliard said the event data recorder in the Cobalt showed the car was indeed traveling 75 mph just five seconds before the crash but traveling only 35 mph three seconds later. Hilliard believes this is when Ward-Green took evasive action to avoid another car and the movement of the Cobalt caused the ignition switch to move out of the "run" position. Source: www.carcomplaints.com