The California Highway Patrol has reported that a 50-year-old man from Castroville sent to the hospital with serious injuries after an accident that happened in north Salinas. The reports show that the man was trying to turn left from the northbound lanes of Highway 101 to the westbound lanes of Espinosa Road when an oncoming 2006 Land Rover LR-3 hit his vehicle. The driver was ejected from his vehicle as a result of the impact. Authorities say he was not (read more)
Read MoreAccording to a series of news agencies, trauma specialists at a Cincinnati children’s hospital and experts from Toyota are teaming up to keep kids safe on the road. In a program called Buckle for Life, safe driving techniques are taught to teens and seasoned drivers. According to the news, the event hopes to prevent the premature death of our nation’s youth by preventing accidents from happening. There are many challenges, but Buckle for Life is slowly and surely expanding to (read more)
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10
Jul
2012
National Children Safety Program Launched
Several news agencies have revealed that there is a new national program dedicated to the expansion of children safety while riding inside of vehicles. This program, called ‘Buckle Up for Life’, was formed in response to the startling new data gathered by state officials that show that the rates of Hispanic and African-American children dying in car incidents are reportedly higher than ever. It appears that Hispanic and African-American children are less likely to be buckled up and more likely (read more)
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19
Jun
2012
Safety Campaign Focuses On Seat Belt Use
A seat belt safety campaign has been launched in Minnesota recently and according to nationwide news sources, the University of Minnesota engineering professors and students who have dedicated their time to research auto safety demonstrated the importance of seat belt use by comparing the impact of an unbelted accident to a free fall from a tall building. According to the news articles mentioning this research, professors have demonstrated in a recent seat belt enforcement effort that in three years, over 370 people (read more)
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25
Oct
2011
Man Dies in Severe Bakersfield Car Accident
The truck driver fled the car accident scene on foot but was apprehended and arrested shortly thereafter by Bakersfield police officers. Alcohol use suspected.
Read MoreA recent motion from the Center for Auto Safety and the National Coalition for School Bus Safety that would mandate school buses across the country to install seat belts has been denied, according to news reports. The rejection came from The National Highway Safety Administration (NHSA), who maintained that school buses are one of the safest vehicles on the roadways. The Administration came to the conclusion that cost of installing seat belts outweighed the potential safety benefits. Arthur Yeager, a (read more)
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23
Feb
2011
Driver Crashes After Overcorrecting on 101
Early Monday morning, a single-car wreck on Highway 101 caused three injuries, and officials believe alcohol may have been involved in the crash.
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13
Jan
2011
Two Fatal Car Crashes Over Weekend in OC
Two freeway accidents killed an 18-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man this weekend in Orange County.
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07
Jan
2011
Seat Belts Save Lives
Seat belts will reduce the chances of being hurt or even killed in a car accident by 50%. The best way to prevent injury is to simply buckle up.
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07
Jan
2011
More Americans Buckling Up Than Ever
85% of American adults say they wear their seat belt regularly, which means more Americans than ever before are buckling up.
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