Riley Leon, the teen driver whose truck was swept up by a tornado, says the seatbelt...
Since the state's “Click it or Ticket” campaign launched in 2002, 6,972 lives are estimated to have been saved through the initiative, according to the National Highway Safety Administration. The department also estimates that the campaign has prevented 120,000 serious injuries.
“Unfortunately, every day there are still Texans needlessly suffering serious injuries or dying in traffic crashes because they are not buckled up,” said Michael Chacon, TxDOT’s Traffic Safety Division Director, at the news conference. Omg… just going thru my video. This is a story about a red truck and a tornado…. I CANNOT believe they drove away like that.
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