He uncovered GM crisis, took on automaker when NHTSA didn’t – Detroit Free Press
by Jamie L. LaReau
Lawyer Lance Cooper doesn’t put much faith in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s ability to keep the public safe in vehicles.
And Cooper, 56, knows a little something about vehicle safety.
He’s the guy who discovered the faulty ignition switches in millions of General Motors’ cars. He blew the whistle in 2014 and it led to one of the biggest recalls in U.S. history.
In the end, 30 million GM cars worldwide were recalled and the faulty ignition switches were connected to at least 124 deaths. NHTSA did not uncover any of it.