 Well this past month the Minnesota State Patrol has been endorsing their seat belt enforcement campaign. As an example of how important it is to wear a seat belt they presented this saved by the belt award today to Daniel Eckstead who was recently in an accident. If he had not been wearing his seat belt it may have cost him his life. On October 13th Eckstead was re-rendered on highway 210 while slowing to wait for oncoming traffic prior to completing a turn on the county road 28. His Ford F-150 sustained extensive damage but luckily Eckstead was belted. He had not been wearing a seat belt the state patrol believes he would have sustained serious injuries or death from the impact. I responded to Mr. Eckstead's crash and just looking at the totality of it and all the factors involved it was a clear cut case where if he had not been buckled up it would have been a definite different outcome. Eckstead suffered just minor injuries. The campaign has ended for the month but the Minnesota State Patrol would like to remind drivers to always wear a seat belt. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.