KANSAS CITY —The Kansas Highway Patrol shared two examples of how seat belts save lives.
Just after midnight Tuesday morning, Master Trooper Zeller, Kansas Turnpike Authority, arrived at the scene of a crash on Interstate 70 just before 38th Street in the Kansas City area, according to a social media report from the patrol.
The the driver of a pickup lost control of the vehicle. It struck a guardrail, and rolled multiple times landing on its roof in a ditch. The driver walked away to look for help. He had his seatbelt on and it saved his life.
The Patrol also reported a driver on Tuesday was traveling southbound on Interstate 435 near Midland Drive. The driver lost control of the vehicle. It rolled and the driver was kept safe inside the vehicle due to wearing their seatbelt.