By Brenda White
In July 2017, my husband, Marvin, was taking our three-year-old
grandson, Macen, to daycare for the afternoon. It was a rainy day, around noon,
on a Topeka city street when a ¾-ton pickup truck lost control on a curve and
slammed into my husband’s car.
Our grandson was in his car seat on the opposite side of
the car where the majority of the impact occurred. Even though my husband had
severe injuries, our grandson remained safely in the car seat with minor cuts
from the seat belt and from glass.
They transported him in the ambulance with my husband.
Emergency personnel took our grandson in the fully intact car seat in the
ambulance to the local hospital. He was
checked out and released that same day.
I firmly believe the car seat saved Macen from more severe
injuries. My husband was also able to focus on talking to Macen in the car
until others were there to help get them out.
Properly installed and used car seats for children save
lives. I truly believe this. Macen is proof of that and thriving as a seven-year-old
boy now.
Brenda and her husband reside in Topeka.
