The Importance of A Seat Belt

We can’t stress enough, the importance of how seat belts can save lives in car accidents. On Sunday morning, two cars collided in a traffic intersection at Sunnyvale. Sadly one woman died and two teen girls were taken to the hospital for injuries.

The accident occurred when a pickup truck collided with a sedan. The driver of the pickup truck was the only person not wearing a seat belt. Paramedics responding to the crash, pronounced the driver of the pickup dead at the scene. The two teen passengers, both wearing seat belts, were transported to Stanford University Hospital. However, not wearing a seat belt could have caused the fatality, police believe. "Potentially, this could have been a survivable collision," According to Police Office

Statistics show that people involved in accidents wearing seat belts have a greater chance of survival.