A Greensboro woman was recently arrested in connection with an I-40 crash in which several children were not wearing seat belts. Authorities say that the 39-year-old woman was driving on I-40 shortly before 11 a.m. last Thursday when a semi-truck allegedly entered her lane. The woman overcorrected in response to the truck and lost control of her Isuzu SVU. Unfortunately the woman's SVU flew off of the highway and rolled. The accident blocked three lanes of eastbound I-40 for hours and authorities say that multiple vehicles were involved.

Two toddlers and a 17-year-old were ejected from the woman's vehicle. Police say that the children were ejected from the vehicle because they were not properly restrained in safety seats. The lack of safety seat use forms the basis of the child restraint violation charges against the woman. The woman also received traffic tickets for failure to maintain lane control and driving with a revoked license.

Authorities say that the woman's 19-year-old daughter was in the front passenger seat and did not suffer personal injuries from the crash. Another 21-year-old passenger and a 4-month-old passenger were also uninjured.

It is unclear what injuries that toddlers and teen who were ejected from the vehicle suffered. Typically passengers who are ejected from vehicles suffer severe personal injuries. The likelihood of ejection is much greater when passengers are unrestrained and this case highlights the fact that parents are often held accountable for the failure to restrain their young children.

The exact cause of the accident has yet to be determined and authorities have not said that they suspect distracted driving or alcohol to be a factor in this crash.

Source: Daily Record, "Randolph teen pleads guilty in Dover crash that killed newspaper worker," Peggy Wright, Jan. 27, 2012