Me and my buddy were racing The M.O.R.E. Toys for Tots 200 mile desert race  in Barstow, Ca. on December 6 2008. I was riding shotgun, he was driving when about halfway  through the race my buddy decided to take a different line through this really wide section of whoops while cresting the hill about 60 mph while not knowing whats on the other side, Slam we hit a 3  foot ditch. The car came to an immediate stop, and Joey and I were in so much pain it was unbeliveable i called my pit so they could radio  some paramedics. Paramedics showed up and cut my R-3 off of me which I told them I didn't want them to. We were in so much pain that they took the Jaws of life and cut the top of the racecar off to get us out of there. We were both airlifted to Loma Linda Medical Center in Redlands Ca. Hours and Hours of Ct and Mri Scans Dr. came in and said  He had good news and bad news. Bad news is that I had broken my back. I fractured my L-2, L-3, vertabra  and compressed L-2, L-3, L-4, L-5 Disc. The good news was that If i had not have been wearing my R-3 I could of broke my neck or have done worse damage to my body because of the amount of G-Force my body took during the crash. Joey checked out of the hospital with a hairline fracture and is up and racing already. I had to undergo Surgery on December 23, 2009 With Dr. Johnny Steinmann to Fix my back. It was a 5 hour surgery but everything came out perfect. He took my L-4, L-5 Disc out replaced it with a cadaver  femur bone and I now have 2 6'' 

titanium Rods and 6 screws. Its been 8-9 weeks since my surgery and i feel great. Dr. said that i could get back in the racecar toward the end of the year so im soo pumped. So I would like to thank safety solutions for making a wonderful product  R-3 That saved my life.