{"id":37174,"date":"2022-08-21T19:28:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T23:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=37174"},"modified":"2022-08-15T11:37:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T15:37:38","slug":"paulding-man-joins-ohios-saved-by-the-belt-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/paulding-man-joins-ohios-saved-by-the-belt-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulding man joins Ohio\u2019s \u201cSaved by the Belt\u201d Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Paulding resident Earl Chapman joined Ohio\u2019s \u201cSaved by the Belt\u201d Club today after his safety belt saved him from sustaining life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred on State Route 637 at State Route 613 in Paulding County on June 25, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ohio State Highway Patrol Lieutenant Tim Grigsby and Trooper Kevin Krill presented him with a \u201cSaved by the Belt\u201d certificate signed by Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Thomas J. Stickrath and Colonel Richard S. Fambro, Patrol superintendent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMr. Chapman is a living testimony to the effectiveness of safety belts,\u201d Lieutenant Grigsby, Van Wert Post commander said. \u201cEveryone needs to buckle up every trip, every time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provisional data from 2021 shows 565 people in Ohio were killed in traffic crashes where a safety belt was available, but not in use. For up-to-date statistics and information on seat belts, log onto the Patrol\u2019s Seatbelt Dashboard at www.SeatBeltDashboard.ohio.gov. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cSaved by the Belt\u201d Club is a joint effort by the Ohio Department of Public Safety and more than 400 Ohio law enforcement agencies. This club is designed to recognize people who have benefited from their decision to wear safety belts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also received a \u201cSaved by the Belt\u201d license plate bracket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Paulding resident Earl Chapman joined Ohio\u2019s \u201cSaved by the Belt\u201d Club today after his safety belt saved him from sustaining<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":37176,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,2301],"tags":[14914,15280,15283,15285,6728,12722,14909,15282,15281,14913,15284],"class_list":["post-37174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-general-news","tag-colonel-richard-s-fambro","tag-earl-chapman","tag-lieutenant-tim-grigsby","tag-ohio-department-of-public-safety-director","tag-ohio-state-highway-patrol","tag-paulding-county-ohio","tag-saved-by-the-belt-club","tag-sr613","tag-sr637","tag-thomas-j-stickrath","tag-trooper-kevin-krill"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t