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Public Safety issues reminder after two men not wearing seatbelts are killed

November 21, 2018 By Matt Kelley

The deaths of two Iowans in separate traffic crashes last night are serving as a reminder of the importance of wearing seat belts.

According to the State Patrol, both 21-year-old Kyle Borota of Garwin and 17-year-old Stephen Fernandez, Jr. of Pleasantville lost control of their pickups, left the road and rolled in ditches. The crashes happened within a few hours of each other in Marshall and Marion counties.

Investigators believe Fernandez was driving “too fast for the conditions” on an ice and snow-covered road, but they also note neither were wearing seatbelts and both were ejected. A passenger in Borota’s pickup, 18-year-old Cole Purdy of Marshalltown, was injured.

A news release from the Iowa Department of Public Safety ahead of the holiday weekend urges Iowans to buckle-up, noting seat belt use “reduces the risk of a fatal injury to front seat passengers by 45-percent.” There were four Iowans killed in crashes over Thanksgiving weekend last year, while six people died over the holiday in 2016.

 

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