Originally published August 16, 2007 at 12:00 AM | Page modified August 16, 2007 at 2:47 PM
PrintSeat belt saves choking Oregon driver
A seat belt saved a driver, police say, but not in the usual way. Steven Earp, 48, was eating a fast-food sandwich Wednesday morning, said...
EUGENE, Ore. — A seat belt saved a driver, police say, but not in the usual way.
Steven Earp, 48, was eating a fast-food sandwich Wednesday morning, said police Sgt. Doug Mozan.
Earp choked and blacked out.
His 1997 Honda sedan hit a parked car.
After the wreck, Earp came to.
Mozan attributed his revival to a "seat-belt-induced Heimlich maneuver."
Witnesses told police Earp got out of his car, and they asked if he was OK.
"No, I'm not," he said, and collapsed again.
Paramedics revived him and took him to the hospital, where doctors determined he hadn't been injured.
"We urge people to take the extra time to pull over to the side of the road to enjoy your breakfast sandwiches," said Mozan. "The fact that it was a nonfatal accident was extremely lucky. He didn't choke to death or take anyone else with him."
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