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Fatal Bensalem Accident Illustrates Need to Wear a Seat Belt

PA State police identified Middletown, Bucks County resident Walter Bereza, 86, as the one fatally injured in the July 14, 2011 accident on the PA Turnpike in Bensalem. Unfortunately, Bereza who was not wearing his seatbelt while driving his pickup truck, lost control when a rear tire blew out. After fishtailing and hitting the center barrier, the truck began spinning and flipped over landing on its roof while Bereza was partially ejected from it. A Bucks County Deputy Coroner pronounced him dead on the scene of this tragic accident.

Instead of the fatal injury in this case, it is possible the driver could have survived had he been wearing a seat belt. DriveSafe PA statistics show that you are up to 60 percent more likely to survive a crash if you wear a seat belt. Nationally, research indicates that you are 25 times more likely to be fatally injured in an auto accident if you are ejected from the vehicle, so wearing your seat belt can be the difference between life and death.

Buckling your seat belt is a simple way to avoid fatal injury in a Bucks County accident especially on the busy and congested roads of Bensalem, Levittown, Langhorne and Newtown, Pennsylvania. Even with the Buckle Up Pennsylvania program aimed at raising seat belt usage level in place, the important message does not get through to everyone.

DriveSafePA maintains that some people are more at risk, or more likely to be killed in a PA accident:

• Those driving at night
• Teens and Young Adults
• Men
• Pickup truck drivers

If you or a loved one has been injured in an auto accident, the experienced Bensalem, PA personal injury lawyers at Saile & Saile LLP can help you obtain the compensation you need to recover from your injuries. Sadly, we see too many bereaved families of those fatally injured in Bucks County auto accidents and many fatalities could have been prevented if a seat belt had been worn.

Bucks County personal injury lawyer, Michael L. Saile, Jr. offers a FREE PA Car Accident Guide that will give you more information about what to do if you have been injured while not wearing a seat belt in an auto accident. We at Saile & Saile LLP offer condolences to the Bereza family in the loss of their loved one.