No Way to Take the Train; Car Crashes into Metal Support Post
A Honda Accord struck a subway support pillar under elevated subway tracks a short while after midnight this morning on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.
Pronounced dead at the scene were: Naquana Kilpatrick, 25, and Gilberto Howard, 17.
The Accord’s teenage driver and another passenger were also injured in the accident; the driver is in critical condition and the passenger, a woman, is in stable condition. The driver was not arrested.
Commentary: I don’t know for certain, but I’m willing to bet that seatbelts were not worn here, or else the injuries would not have been so horrific. Just an educated guess, because when I see horrible crashes and the occupants of the car walking around (or into my office to see me), they were almost always wearing seatbelts. It sounds corny but I’ll say it anyway, "Seat belts work."
