Harry?Beecham?works?for?a?hi-tech?German?company?based?in?Munich.
Last?month,?he?was?in?an?automobile?accident.
He?was?on?his?way?to?attend?an?important?meeting?in?New?York City.
He?had just?arrived?on?a?flight?from?London and?was?taking?a?taxi?into?the?city.
The?weather?was?terrible,?and?the?road?was?icy.
He?was?in?a?hurry,?so?he?asked?the?taxi?driver?to?get?him?into?the?city?as?soon?as?possible.
The?taxi?driver?agreed?and?sped?up,?but,?just?as they?left?the?airport,?the?car?went?out?of?control.
it?spun?around,?and?skidded?into?the?path?of?an?oncoming?truck.
Fortunately,?the?truck?wasn't?going?too?fast,?so?nobody?was?killed.
But?the?taxi?was?severely?damaged,?and?both?passengers?were?injured.
The?taxi?driver?survived?with?only?a?few?injures because?he?was?wearing?a?seatbelt.
The?taxi's?airbag?had?also?deployed,?absorbing?much?of?the?impact.
However,?Harry,?who?was?in?the?back?seat,?hadn't?put?on?his?seatbelt.
As?a?result.?he?was?severely?injured and?had?to?be?rushed?to?a?hospital.
(Had he put on his seatbelt, he might not have been injured so badly.)
