Child Passenger Seat Ejected During Tennessee Car Accident

A toddler was seriously injured when her car seat was ejected from an overturning van on U.S. 231 North in northern Shelbyville.  The accident occurred early evening on Wednesday, May 27, 2009.

Two-year-old Ana Singleton had been riding in an older model Chevrolet Astro van driven by her 24-year-old mother, Crystal Singleton.  Lt. Trey Clanton, an accident investigator with the Shelbyville Police Department said that it appeared as though the mother had lost control when the right rear tire came apart.  The van flipped over five times.

Ana was listed in critical condition the morning after the Tennessee car accident at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville.  Crystal was treated and released at Heritage Medical Center, said Clanton.

The car seat landed approximately 20 yards south of the van and Ana was found lying unconscious next to the seat, said investigators, including Lt. Johnny Hunter of the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Officers who responded to the scene told emergency radio dispatchers that Ana was unresponsive.

The van was traveling northbound approximately a half-mile south of Shelbyville Municipal Airport when it veered off the right side of the road.  There were skid marks and tire tracks that indicated the van had slid through a grassy field into the front yard of a residence.  The path was estimated to be approximately 150 feet.

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