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Buckle up: Odds are it just might save your life.
We reported about a head-on collision that killed one person recently near Ocala and sent two to the hospital. One startling fact that from this news item that should stand out to any safety-minded motorist: the motorists who survived the accident had buckled up, while the motorist who died had not.
Would the outcome have been different if all had been buckled up? We will never know. We extend our deepest sympathy to the family of the victim, and on the day before seat belt use becomes a primary offense in Florida, and as an accident attorney that has often bloged about the importance of safety belt use, I would like to once again, encourage everyone to buckle up.
According to a report by James Madison University, the simple fact is that 60% to 70% of people who died in car accidents could have been saved had they buckled up.
The numbers don't lie: not wearing a safety belt is a losing bet in an auto accident. The next time you take to the road, please take care to buckle up, odds are on your favor, it just might save your life.
Accident attorney, Jeffrey Meldon, strongly believes that public education is the first step in the prevention of and/or recovery from a serious accident.
He and his Office take pride in their work, and in results they get for their clients.
The Law Office of Jeffrey Meldon and Associates is a regional law firm that is located in Gainesville, Florida. They are personal injury lawyers, litigators and trial lawyers that have been working to get accident victims the justice they deserve for over 37 years throughout North Florida and all over Florida. Accidents involving a car crash, truck wreck, and motorcycle, bicycle, or pedestrian accidents, dog bites, slip and falls and medical malpractice are all included in their practice as accident attorneys.
They have been proudly representing injured victims in Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City, Inverness, Daytona Beach, Dunnellon, Palatka, The Villages, and the counties of Alachua, Marion, Columbia, Citrus, Volusia, Sumter, Putnam and the entire North and Central Florida since 1971.
For more information on how they can help you, or any other question you may have, feel free to contact their office at 1 800 373 8000
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