Three children were ejected in a Houston traffic accident this weekend and miraculously walked away with only cuts and bruises. The children were riding with their father when he reports being cut off by another diver and losing control. The accident occurred on Houston's North Loop near Hempstead.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2006 sixty five percent of the passenger vehicle occupants 13 to15, 21 to 24 and 25 to 34 years old who died in traffic accidents were not using seatbelts. These three age groups had the highest percentage of deaths stemming from not using restraints of any age group.
Ejection is one of the most dangerous things that can happen to a person in an accident and according to one study by NHTSA seventy five percent of vehicle occupants who were ejected were killed.
Hundreds of children's lives can be saved each year by seatbelts and child safety seats for younger children. Airbags have also saved an estimated 22,000 lives between 1987 and 2006 according to estimates by NHTSA.
If you or a loved on have been in a automobile accident and would like to speak to a Houston automobile accident attorney, call the Baumgartner Law firm at (281) 587-1111
