Lynchburg woman given seat belt award whose life saved by one
January 23, 2008 | VACP
Ashley Foster remembers the moment when the world stopped spinning and her Ford Expedition landed on its wheels after careening 75 feet down an embankment.
Her head hurt. Glass was everywhere. The airbags in the car had inflated - all but hers. But she was still in the car, held tight by the seat belt that very possibly saved her life. Foster likely would have been thrown from her car had she not been belted in.
Because of that simple act, Foster was recognized with the Saved by the Belt award by the Bedford City Police Department and the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police.
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