{"id":2498,"date":"2012-11-12T15:51:22","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T21:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bgs.com\/?p=2498"},"modified":"2012-11-12T15:51:22","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T21:51:22","slug":"buckle-up-it-can-save-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/12\/buckle-up-it-can-save-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Buckle Up &#8211; It Can Save Lives."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again I am compelled to blog about the importance of fastening our seat belts. Again today in the StarTribune there was a report on a <a href=\"https:\/\/bgs.com\/areas-of-practice\/vehicular-accidents\/\">car accident<\/a> up north. This was a single car accident, and both of the occupants, a husband and wife, were killed. Click on the link to see the article:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/local\/178611731.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Itasca County Rollover Accident <\/a><br \/>\nNeither the husband and nor the wife were wearing seat belts. It is described as an airborne rollover accident. A few years ago I witnessed just such an accident on Highway 35 coming into the metro area up near Forest Lake. The car in front of me over corrected on a snowy evening and hit the ditch causing it to go airborne. I immediately stopped, and ran to the upside down car while dialing 911. When I got to the car, I saw the driver hanging upside down with her seat belt on, holding her in place. I saw no blood, and asked her if she was all right. She said \u201cI think so&#8221;; and once the first responders arrived it was determined she had no injuries. What would have happened to her if she did not have her seat belt on?<br \/>\n<strong>BUCKLE UP. IT SAVES LIVES!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again I am compelled to blog about the importance of fastening our seat belts. Again today in the StarTribune there was a report on a car accident up north. This was a single car accident, and both of the occupants, a husband and wife, were killed. Click on the link to see the article: Itasca County Rollover Accident Neither the husband and nor the wife were wearing seat belts. It is described as an airborne rollover accident. A few years ago I witnessed just such an accident on Highway 35 coming into the metro area up near Forest Lake. The car in front of me over corrected on a snowy evening and hit the ditch causing it to go airborne. I immediately stopped, and ran to the upside down car while dialing 911. When I got to the car, I saw the driver hanging upside down with her seat belt on, holding her in place. I saw no blood, and asked her if she was all right. She said \u201cI think so&#8221;; and once the first responders arrived it was determined she had no injuries. What would have happened to her if she did not have her seat belt on? BUCKLE UP. 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