Williamsburg-area man killed in Sunday accident
Whitehead, who lived in the 100 bock of Autumn East in the Seasons Trace section of James City County, was westbound on East Rochambeau Drive, a Virginia State Police spokeswoman told the media. He lost control of his Pontiac, went off the road and struck a tree.
Whitehead was apparently speeding; the spokeswoman told The Virginia Gazette that Whitehead "was apparently traveling at a high rate of speed" and did not wear a seat belt.
The crash happened close to the intersection of Barlow Road and East Rochambeau Drive, The Gazette said, at around 7 a.m. Sunday.
Seat belts are a driver or passenger's best defense against serious injury or death in an automobile accident, according to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Web site. Using a seat belt properly will reduce the odds of dying in a traffic accident by 40 percent, the DMV says.
Airbags don't make seat belts irrelevent or unnecessary, the DMV says; however, they help further cut the odds of death or serious injury.
In addition, drivers who usually wear their seat belt often pays a lower auto insurance premium to pay for crah-related medical expenses than drivers who do not usually wear a seat belt.
In addition, wearing a seat belt helps a driver stay in a position where he or she can maintain control of the motor vehicle during a crash.
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If you have ever been in an accident, you know firsthand how much of a difference a seat belt makes on impact.
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December 5, 2010 at 07:57 PM
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