Man Likely Saved by Seat Belt During Crash in Marion County, Missouri
A 71-year-old man was injured on June 8, 2011 after a one-car crash in Marion County, Missouri, according to a report on hannibal.net. The man was driving down Missouri 6 when he lost control of his pickup truck and veered off the road. According to the report, the man’s car went down a steep hill and hit several trees before coming to rest. Police say that the man’s injuries were minor and he was taken to a nearby hospital as a precautionary measure. He was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the Missouri injury car accident.
This accident points out how important it is to wear a seatbelt. This was a serious accident. The man went off the road, down a hill into several trees. It is likely that his seatbelt was the difference between sustaining serious injuries or death and the minor injuries he suffered.
Wearing a seatbelt during a crash significantly improves the prognosis for the people involved in the accident. Recognizing this benefit, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently created a national program called ‘Click it or Ticket.’ This campaign works by increasing enforcement of seat belt laws by local law enforcement officials. The campaign has proven quite successful and has, according to a recent study, increased national seat belt usage to its highest level ever: 85% of motor vehicle users.
The moral of this story is to wear your seat belt. Wear it all the time. If at some point you have the misfortune of being involved in a serious traffic accident, it may save you from death or serious injury. In the aftermath of such an accident, call the St. Louis auto accident attorney experts at Page Law at 314-322-8515. We will fight to bring your life back to normal after a bad car crash, and you don’t have to pay any attorney fees unless we win, so you have nothing to lose.
Source: http://www.hannibal.net/newsnow/x41282472/Illinois-man-hurt-in-Marion-County-crash
http://www.nhtsa.gov/CIOT
