Downtown Seattle—A nasty accident occurred on 20th and Main that has left one or more people injured, both of whom were transported to Harborview for treatment of unspecified injuries.
A collision that seems to have involved three vehicles were involved, including a DirecTV van, resulted in a child in a car-seat being ejected.
Too often car accidents—which are already a headache (no pun intended)—become more serious when small but significant actions are avoided. In this case the child’s car seat, which was improperly placed in the car resulted in serious injuries. While there is no way of knowing whether the accident would have caused serious injuries anyway, the possibilities when proper action is taken greatly reduces the chances of greater problems.

Such actions that can help drivers in car accidents include:

1. Wearing seatbelts.
2. Well-maintained vehicle.
3. Avoiding distractions (i.e. cell phones, radio, etc.)

A few small steps can help reduce the injuries inherent in an auto collision.