Seat Belts Save the Day

The proper use of seat belts and child car seats paid off Sunday in a two car accident north of Merrifield. 

The Crow Wing County Sheriff says 52-year-old Donald Tracy Berry of Crosslake pulled out from a stop sign on County Road 3 at the "Y" junction and was struck by a car traveling south on County Road 4, driven by 19-year-old Lindsey Jo Hanson of Brainerd. 

The Sheriff says because they were all buckled properly, the injuries appeared to be non life threatening. 

They were treated on the scene by paramedics and transported to St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.