Comment on Family sues Broward mechanic over airbag that exploded ‘like a grenade’ in crash that killed 22-year-old driver

A Broward mechanic installed a counterfeit airbag into a totaled Chevy Malibu that was later repaired, sold and involved in a crash that killed its driver, according to a lawsuit filed this week in the Broward Circuit Court. Haim Levy, owner of Jumbo Automotive on North 21st Avenue in Hollywood, is among several business owners and companies named in the lawsuit filed by the family of Destiny Marie Byassee, 22, who died in a June 2023 crash. “Because the subject Chevy Malibu’s front driver-side airbag system included counterfeit and non-compliant components, the airbag detonated like a grenade and shot metal and plastic shrapnel throughout the vehicle cabin,” the lawsuit states. Byassee’s family is being represented by the Morgan & Morgan law firm. According to the suit, the 2020 Malibu was originally owned by Enterprise Rent-a-Car.