6 Oct 2026, Tue
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A suspect in Arkansas turned a routine traffic stop into a fatal one by fleeing a state trooper. He clearly wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, something we see often in pursuit videos, and that decision ultimately cost him his life in the crash that ended the chase.

Skipping a seatbelt dramatically raises the risk of death in a crash. The tragic outcome is a stark reminder of how a basic safety measure can mean the difference between surviving and not, even in a wreck of one’s own making.

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