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North Suburbs Parents sue Volkswagen following carjacking, kidnapping of toddler in Libertyville by: Andrea Medina, Marisa Rodriguez Posted: Nov 14, 2023 / 09:48 AM CST Updated: Nov 14, 2023 / 05:28 PM CST by: Andrea Medina, Marisa Rodriguez Posted: Nov 14, 2023 / 09:48 AM CST Updated: Nov 14, 2023 / 05:28 PM CST SHARE LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. -- The parents of a toddler who was kidnapped during a carjacking are suing the automaker. Attorneys for the family claim Volkswagen refused to assist authorities in tracking the car until payment of their tracking system was paid and activated. The incident happened last February in the 16000 block of Route 137 in unincorporated Libertyville when Taylor Shepherd, who was pregnant at the time, was returning home. "This is a real-life miracle baby, Noah, who I was pregnant with when all this happened," Shepherd said. According to Shepherd, when she went to retrieve her 2-year-old son from the car, an assailant pulled up behind her 2021 Volkswagen Atlas, assaulted her and knocked her to the ground. According to the lawsuit, the assailant then stole the Volkswagen Atlas, with the 2-year-old boy inside, and fled -- running Shepherd over and causing serious injuries to her pelvis and extremities. [snapshot-2023-11-14T172623]Taylor Shepherd (Photo: WGN) She immediately called 911 and first responders arrived at the scene shortly after. The lawsuit claims a deputy from the Lake County Sheriff's Office contacted Volkswagen and requested the GPS tracking location data from the vehicle and explained the "extremely exigent" circumstances and that the situation was "life or death." Men steal car from Libertyville driveway with 2-year-old boy inside, run over pregnant mother However, the deputy was informed that the vehicle's free trial period for the Car-Net services had expired and that a subscription of $150 was required before the location of the vehicle could be provided. The family said the automakers' demand for payment and refusal to cooperate with police delayed the search for their abducted child and caused Shepherd and her husband extreme emotional distress. The family remains in therapy over the incident, lawyers add. "For what Isaiah has been through, I think this is the least I can fight for," Shepherd said of the reason they're seeking monetary compensation. In a statement released last February, Volkswagen said it has a procedure in place with a third-party provider for Car-Net support services to help with emergency requests from law enforcement. "Unfortunately, in this instance, there was a serious breach of the process," the statement read. 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