I was pulling s onto hwy 515 from hwy 382 in ellijay, ga when a car hit my drivers side passenger door. on impact, my seat belt buckle broke releasing me into the vehicle causing multiple injury. i was taken to piedmont mountainside hospital. i had rib fractures; chest wall contusion; severe cervical and lumbar spine sprain;severe whiplash; and left hand laceration. i was prescribed narcotic pain med; muscle spasm med; med for inflammation. next went to kaiser urgent care for severe back spasms. muscle spasm med changed to stronger med; again next week changed again. mom had to come from tn; to stay with me so my husband could work; i couldn't get up and down myself & had to sleep in recliner downstairs in my living room for 3 months. when swelling finally reduced mri showed no spinal fluid from c5-c7 discs; surgery scheduled for may 28 for fusion. may 1, my husband was fired from his job; separation notice stated 'released without prejudice' we no longer had medical insurance; but got it from marriott at cost immediately and had disc fusion on may 28; still in physical therapy. on medical leave of absence mar 3-july 28; my position at marriott had to be filled i had to await another position, apply for unemployment. gm would not discuss this defective seat belt issue because the car was totaled and i no longer had it. i tried contacting an attorney, but they did not take my injuries seriously and even though i gave them the exact location of the vehicle and they agreed to do an investigation they did nothing and my car was sold from co-part. my main concern is that anyone who still has a chevrolet aveo know that this happened. allstate and i have pictures of the damaged seat belt. i have finally recovered enough to go back to work. my greatest fear is that another seat belt buckle in another chevrolet aveo could break and someone could get killed. *tr
I was pulling s onto hwy 515 from hwy 382 in ellijay, ga when a car hit my drivers side passenger door. on impact, my seat belt buckle broke releasing me into the vehicle causing multiple injuries. i was taken to piedmont mountainside hospital. i had rib fractures; chest wall contusion; severe cervical and lumbar spine sprain;severe whiplash; and left hand laceration. i was prescribed narcotic pain med; muscle spasm med; med for inflammation. next went to kaiser urgent care for severe back spasms. muscle spasm med changed to stronger med; again next week changed again. mom had to come from tn; to stay with me so my husband could work; i couldn't get up and down myself & had to sleep in recliner downstairs in my living room for 3 months. when swelling finally reduced mri showed no spinal fluid from c5-c7 discs; surgery scheduled for may 28 for fusion. may 1, my husband was fired from his job; separation notice stated 'released without prejudice' we no longer had medical insurance; but got it from marriott at cost immediately and had disc fusion on may 28; still in physical therapy. on medical leave of absence mar 3-july 28; my position at marriott had to be filled i had to await another position, apply for unemployment. gm would not discuss this defective seat belt issue because the car was totaled and i no longer had it. i tried contacting an attorney, but they did not take my injuries seriously and even though i gave them the exact location of the vehicle and they agreed to do an investigation they did nothing and my car was sold from co-part. my main concern is that anyone who still has a chevrolet aveo know that this happened. allstate and i have pictures of the damaged seat belt. i have finally recovered enough to go back to work. my greatest fear is that another seat belt buckle in another chevrolet aveo could break and someone could get killed. *tr