MANY THANKS to Wayne Kordonowy (“Safety Wayne“) for this great story!
General George S. Patton, the greatest combat general of WWII, was seriously injured in a car accident in Occupied Germany on December 9, 1945.
Following the accident, George S. Patton, aka ‘Old Blood and Guts’ , knowing his neck was broken – asked about the others involved and learned they were all ok. He then paused and said, ‘This is a hell of a way to die!’ 16 days later, just four days before Christmas he died from an embolism. He had been to hell and back but it was a car crash that did him in. He wasn’t buckled up – it wasn’t an option back then.
Today, 300,000 individuals suffer brain injuries severe enough to require hospitalization annually, with 99,000 resulting in a lasting disability. A total of 56,000 people die each year as a result of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Motor vehicle accidents account for an estimated 28% of TBI. Buckle Up and Live.
