September 19, 2011

Woman Killed in Orange County Rollover Accident

Taylor Sams Orange County Auto AccidentTaylor Sams, 18, of Rancho Santa Margarita, was killed in an Orange County car accident after the pickup truck in which she was a passenger went out of control and rolled over. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal rollover crash occurred early morning on September 18, 2011 on the 241 toll road, near Portola Parkway, in Lake Forest.

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June 10, 2007

Seat Belt Failure or Failure to Wear a Seat Belt?

A Las Vegas, Nevada woman died in rollover accident near the airport in Las Cruces, New Mexico according to a story in the Las Cruces Sun News.

Denver Demary of Baudette, Minn. died in a rollover accident on Lake of the Woods County Road Wednesday evening according to a story in the Star Tribune.

In both these news articles the investigating police agencies make the statement that the deceased vehicle occupants were not wearing seat belts. I seriously doubt that either of the investigating agencies did any investigation regarding seat belt use in these accidents. In order to accurately determine seat belt use, an investigator needs to have the knowledge of what evidence to look for and then look for it.

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