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A physician’s assistant at an OB/GYN office who is seven months pregnant was injured on July 8 in a two-car accident in Ocoee, a suburb of Orlando.
Carolyn DeWalden was on her way to work when her SUV was struck violently from behind by another car as she was entering a parking lot. DeWalden’s SUV was flipped over from the impact of the rear-end collision, leaving her hanging upside down until emergency medical personnel arrived at the scene.
DeWalden, who was thankfully wearing a seat belt, was extricated from the SUV and transported to Orlando’s Winnie Palmer Hospital, where she was reported in stable condition. Medical reports have indicated that she and her baby did not sustain any lasting injuries.
According to SaferCar.gov, a government website dedicated to car safety education, rollover crashes account for nearly 33 percent of all passenger vehicle fatalities in the U.S. each year. In addition, the site notes that a driver or passenger is 75 percent less likely to die from a vehicle rollover accident if they are wearing a seat belt.
SaferCar.gov reports that nearly 10,000 Americans are killed every year in passenger vehicle rollover accidents. In addition, the site says that taller, narrower vehicles like SUVs are more likely to experience a rollover.