Honda Death Probed as Homicide Adds to Air Bag Scrutiny
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The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a Honda Accord driver to determine whether she was killed by the crash or by the car’s air bag.
The death of motorist Hien Thi Tran was initially investigated as a homicide because deep cuts on her neck weren’t consistent with crash injuries, Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Kim Montes said in an interview yesterday. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is now blaming the death on the air bag and this week turned the inquiry back over to the highway patrol, she said.