Seat belts have immense life-saving capabilities in automobile accidents. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, seat belts saved nearly 15,000 lives in 2017 alone. This was with a 90.4 percent national seat belt use rate. If you get into a car accident in Connecticut while you are not wearing a seat belt, you could still be eligible for financial compensation.

If you get into a car accident as a passenger in someone else’s vehicle, you could be eligible for financial compensation from one or more car insurance companies. As a passenger, you are relieved from the burden of having to prove that someone else was at fault for the crash. You will be eligible for compensation from one (or both) of the driver’s insurance companies, regardless of which one caused the crash.