Proof, yet again, of why you should wear your seatbelt, and why that theory about "not wearing a seatbelt can be good in rollovers" is full of sh!t:
One player killed, another injured in rollover accident
February 15, 2002
PHOENIX (AP) -- One player in the San Diego Padres organization was killed and another injured early Friday when the vehicle they were riding in rolled over on an interstate highway.
Another man inside the sports utility vehicle also was killed in the 2 a.m. MST accident, but authorities said they did not believe he was a Padres player.
It was not immediately clear if the two players were major leaguers or minor leaguers. The Padres hold spring training in nearby Peoria.
The identities of the victims were being withheld until relatives could be notified, Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Frank Valenzuela said.
The vehicle apparently drifted into the dirt center median, then the driver overcorrected, Valenzuela said. The vehicle rolled across all three westbound lanes of the freeway and crashed through a fence, coming to rest on a frontage road.
Valenzuela said the driver and front-seat passenger were not wearing seatbelts and were ejected and killed.
The injured man was in the back seat and was wearing a seat belt and was treated and released at the scene, Valenzuela said.
One player killed, another injured in rollover accident
February 15, 2002
PHOENIX (AP) -- One player in the San Diego Padres organization was killed and another injured early Friday when the vehicle they were riding in rolled over on an interstate highway.
Another man inside the sports utility vehicle also was killed in the 2 a.m. MST accident, but authorities said they did not believe he was a Padres player.
It was not immediately clear if the two players were major leaguers or minor leaguers. The Padres hold spring training in nearby Peoria.
The identities of the victims were being withheld until relatives could be notified, Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Frank Valenzuela said.
The vehicle apparently drifted into the dirt center median, then the driver overcorrected, Valenzuela said. The vehicle rolled across all three westbound lanes of the freeway and crashed through a fence, coming to rest on a frontage road.
Valenzuela said the driver and front-seat passenger were not wearing seatbelts and were ejected and killed.
The injured man was in the back seat and was wearing a seat belt and was treated and released at the scene, Valenzuela said.
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