Woman trapped for days in car crash sues General Motors
A woman who was trapped in her car for nearly a week and lost the lower half of her legs after crashing off a Colorado highway is suing General Motors over alleged defects in her 2009 Chevy Malibu, which was totaled in the incident.
The Denver Post reports the lawsuit filed Tuesday by Kristin Hopkins claims GM knew about the defects and failed to notify its customers until recall notices were issued later.
The suit says that GM learned of the malfunctions that caused Hopkins’ vehicle to crash six years prior to the April 2014 accident near Fairplay.
GM said in a statement Tuesday it would work to determine what caused the crash.
Hopkins was trapped in the overturned car for several days before being spotted by passers-by.
