{"id":56782,"date":"2015-11-12T13:01:26","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T18:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=56782"},"modified":"2015-11-12T13:01:49","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T18:01:49","slug":"25-year-old-left-unable-to-speak-after-faulty-airbag-exploded-and-severed-her-throat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/25-year-old-left-unable-to-speak-after-faulty-airbag-exploded-and-severed-her-throat\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Year Old Left Unable To Speak After Faulty Airbag Exploded And Severed Her Throat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WATCH: (Scroll Down For Video) A woman who can no longer speak because an air bag exploded and severed her throat is now suing a car company accused of manufacturing millions of the faulty devices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Randi Johnston, aged 25, from Centreville, Utah, was driving to work in September when she rear-ended the car in front of her &#8211; and the\u00a0air bag in her 2003 Honda Civic EX allegedly failed to activate properly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It blew up in her face, causing huge pieces of shrapnel to fly out of the wheel and cut her trachea and vocal chords.<\/p>\n<p>As motorists began to rush\u00a0to help her with blood gushing from her throat, she feared she would die at the side of the road.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2E5D863C00000578-0-image-m-15_1447311485286.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56785\" src=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2E5D863C00000578-0-image-m-15_1447311485286.jpg\" alt=\"2E5D863C00000578-0-image-m-15_1447311485286\" width=\"306\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2E5D863C00000578-0-image-m-15_1447311485286.jpg 306w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2E5D863C00000578-0-image-m-15_1447311485286-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Her family is now suing the air bag manufacturers Takata &#8211; who have already recalled millions of the air bags because of suspected design flaws, Honda and the dealership that sold her the car.<\/p>\n<p>She was in the hospital for three weeks, but has been left with lasting injuries and can only communicate with a notepad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/a48e51e5e0fb009063ed50b5b275afae.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-56783\" src=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/a48e51e5e0fb009063ed50b5b275afae-1024x539.jpg\" alt=\"a48e51e5e0fb009063ed50b5b275afae\" width=\"940\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/a48e51e5e0fb009063ed50b5b275afae-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/a48e51e5e0fb009063ed50b5b275afae-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/a48e51e5e0fb009063ed50b5b275afae-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/a48e51e5e0fb009063ed50b5b275afae-696x367.jpg 696w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/a48e51e5e0fb009063ed50b5b275afae-1068x563.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/a48e51e5e0fb009063ed50b5b275afae-797x420.jpg 797w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/a48e51e5e0fb009063ed50b5b275afae.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Seven people have allegedly died and hundreds of others have been hurt because of faults with Takata air bags.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I have to relive the accident everyday, I remember the sound I made gasping for air and grabbing onto a stranger&#8217;s shirt for dear life and asking if I was going to die,&#8217; Johnston wrote in an interview with\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/kutv.com\/news\/local\/utah-family-joins-airbag-lawsuit-after-shrapnel-almost-kills-daughter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">KUTV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I would never want this to be able to happen to anyone else.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/player.ooyala.com\/iframe.js#ec=5sMWlzeDqwQKPYfrjaNJAqALf50Uymti&amp;pbid=3ce6404476914e86994d87aac3e4391b\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fox13now.com\/2015\/11\/11\/centerville-woman-sues-after-airbag-malfunction-severs-her-trachea-and-vocal-chords\/\" target=\"_blank\">Centerville woman sues after air bag malfunction severs her trachea and vocal chords<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WATCH: (Scroll Down For Video) A woman who can no longer speak because an air bag exploded and severed her throat is now suing a car company accused of manufacturing millions of the faulty devices. 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