(SWANTON) – Fitchburg, Mass., residents Loren E. Conley, Emanuel Torres-Morales, Emanuel Torres Jr., Ezio Torres, Seriah M. Torres, Suliana E. Torres, and Eliani M. Torres joined Ohio’s “Saved by the Belt” Club earlier this week after their safety belts saved them from sustaining life-threatening injuries. The incident occurred on Interstate 80 in Lucas County on September 4.
On behalf of Ohio State Highway Patrol, Trooper Jason D. Fitzgerald from the Massachusetts State Police presented the family with “Saved by the Belt” certificates signed by Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Thomas J. Stickrath and Colonel Richard S. Fambro, Patrol superintendent.
“The family is a living testimony to the effectiveness of safety belts,” Lieutenant Fisher said. “Everyone needs to buckle up every trip, every time.”
In 2018, 419 people in Ohio were killed in traffic crashes where a safety belt was available, but not in use.
The “Saved by the Belt” Club is a joint effort by the Ohio Department of Public Safety and more than 400 Ohio law enforcement agencies. This club is designed to recognize people who have benefited from their decision to wear safety belts.
Loren also received a “Saved by the Belt” license plate bracket.