Flash floods are a quick killer on highways and rural roads alike. Even when a driver conducts the automobile in a manner appropriate for road conditions at the time, hydroplaning is a real threat. Experienced drivers might know better how to handle a vehicle as it hydroplanes. At any rate, all passengers, regardless of age, are at much greater risk to sustain injury or suffer death if they are not properly restrained at the time of a collision.
A heartbreaking accident recently resulted in the death of a 22-day-old infant in Davidson County, North Carolina. His young mother, Amanda Green, 18, was driving. She survived the accident unharmed.
On the night July 13, 2010, Ms. Green was driving down Happy Hill Road near the town of Lexington in heavy rain. Due to the poor driving conditions, she was travelling 10 mph under the speed limit – 45 mph in a 55 mph zone. Despite her precautions, she lost control of her vehicle. The car struck a concrete culvert and fell into a creek, landing upside down and partially submerged in water, according to an article from myfox8.com.
Amanda’s newborn son was in a child restraint seat at the time of the accident; however, tragically, the child seat was pushed out of the car by the rushing waters of the creek.
As a parent myself, I remember the hectic days of caring for every aspect of my children’s life, including their safety in the car. Such a simple thing as buckling up—which big kids and adults do automatically—is impossible for an infant, so parents must be attentive and responsible for taking extra time to make sure they secure a baby in a child seat properly.
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