Restraints save lives in crash

Eight-month old child fastened in seat is not injured in collision

Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton said seatbelts and a child restraint seat possibly saved the lives of an Atmore couple and their 8-month old daughter when their vehicle collided into the side of an 18-wheeler Monday night in Flomaton.

"Somebody would have been dead, possibly the baby," Stanton said. "They were all wearing seatbelts and the baby was properly restrained in a safety seat in the backseat."

The mother of the child, Ashley McBride, did suffer non-life threatening injuries and was taken by helicopter to a Pensacola hospital. An update on her condidtion was not available as of pr...

 
 
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