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Blindness Regret: 'Seatbelt Would Have Saved Eye'
2 Jul
Summary
- A 75-year-year-old lost an eye after being ejected through a car windscreen.
- He previously lost sight in his other eye as a child playing with arrows.
- He now urges drivers to wear seatbelts, calling non-wearers 'absolutely stupid'.
Graham Waspe, a 75-year-old from Stowmarket, Suffolk, shared his profound regret over not wearing a seatbelt during a car accident in his youth. He stated that wearing one might have saved his vision in his right eye, which he lost after being thrown through the car's windscreen. This incident followed an earlier loss of sight in his left eye at age 10 due to an arrow accident.
Waspe recounted the childhood incident where an arrow struck his eye while he was playing on his family's farm. He was hospitalized for three weeks, with doctors noting he was fortunate to retain any vision at all. His testimony comes as Suffolk Police announce efforts to target drivers who do not wear seatbelts. Waspe firmly believes that anyone failing to buckle up is 'absolutely stupid'.
