Seatbelts save lives.
A perfect example for this fact is the Massachusetts Turnpike rollover accident which occurred yesterdat morning. A Sturbridge man who wisely buckled his seatbelt before going on the road was lucky to get out of a wreck alive after his car rolled over on the road.
Mark Pover, 45, was going east in his Dodge Caliber about 7 am when solar glare prompted him to change from the middle lane to the left lane, Telegram reported.
Another man, Sean Crutchley, 30, of Worcester driving a Dodge Magnum struck Pover’s vehicle from behind, causing the Dodge Caliber to roll over three times before landing on its roof.
Rescue workers found Pover still in his car. He was not ejected from his seat as he undoubtedly would have had he not remembered to buckle up. Pover also escaped serious injury, despite the severity of the crash.
State police said Pover's vehicle was not struck as a result of the lane change.
Crutchley, whose car also clipped the rear end of a third vehicle, a 2005 Ford Taurus driven by Martin Dragon Jr., 68, of Sturbridge, was cited for speeding and failing to use care in stopping.
Pover was treated for minor injuries at UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus in Worcester.
We applaud his common sense to put on a seatbelt, and hope he will have a speedy recovery.
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