19 yr old is thrown from his car and killed on Garden State Parkway

Mid­dle­sex County man, 19, is killed in Gar­den State Park­way acci­dent in Woodbridge

It is another tragic story of some­thing that could have so eas­ily been pre­vented if only this young man had been wear­ing his seat­belt. On Tues­day night, Ahmed Faraz of Par­lin lost con­trol of his car on the Gar­den State Park­way. His vehi­cle spun around and col­lided with another vehi­cle, eject­ing Ahmed onto the hood of the other car. The other car then slammed into another vehi­cle while try­ing to avoid another col­li­sion. Some who were injured were wear­ing seat­belts. Faraz was not wear­ing his seat­belt and was killed in the crash.

Some Facts

• Between 1975 and 2000, over 135,000 lives were saved by seat belt use, and as usage increases, traf­fic fatal­i­ties decrease.
• Despite advanced restraint sys­tems and tough leg­is­la­tion, the National High­way Traf­fic Safety Admin­is­tra­tion (NHTSA) reports 25 per­cent of Amer­i­cans still fail to buckle up.
• Seat belt usage reduces the chance of traffic-related fatal­i­ties by 45 per­cent. Accord­ing to NHTSA, in 2006 over 15,000 lives were saved by seat belt use.
• In most cases, wear­ing a seat belt pre­vents ejec­tion from the vehi­cle. 2006 NHTSA sta­tis­tics show 75 per­cent of dri­vers ejected dur­ing a car acci­dent were killed. Only one per­cent of them were wear­ing a seat belt.
• Wear­ing a seat belt min­i­mizes the body’s con­tact with the inte­rior of the car result­ing in fewer injuries. Accord­ing to NHTSA, seat belt usage reduces the chance of being injured by up to 50 percent.
• Seat belts spread the force of impact over larger parts of the body reduc­ing sever­ity of injuries. Injuries sus­tained when not wear­ing a seat belt can be up to five times greater.
• Aver­age med­ical costs for belted dri­vers are 60 per­cent less than for unbelted drivers.