Sen. Amy Klobuchar met with a woman in North Oaks today who is completely blind, following a 2013 car accident in which her passenger-side airbag deployed.
Shashi Chopra, who at the time of the accident managed the family's India Palace restaurant in Plymouth, now relies on her husband and two adult children to help her cope with day-to-day life as a blind person.
Klobuchar is highlighting the issue following recent high-profile Senate hearings about defective Takata airbags. Automakers have recalled millions of cars with the airbags, which are believed to be responsible for at least 139 injuries and four deaths.
