Det. Wilson recognized for safety during accident
The Chester Telegraph | Dec 03, 2013 | Comments 0
The Safariland Group, a company based in Florida and California that specializes in constructing body armor for police departments, presented Chester Det. Matthew Wilson with a plaque and a new vest on Tuesday, Nov. 26 while inducting him into its Saves Club, in recognition of Safariland’s No. 1,858 life saved.
Click photo to enlarge. From left: David C. Flight of Riley’s Law Enforcement Supply; Amber Wilson, wife of Det. Wilson; Det. Matthew Wilson; Bill Lacaillade of Safariland; Chester Police Chief Richard Cloud and town manager David Pisha.
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Wilson had been seriously injured on May 5, 2013, when he responded to a fire on a farm loader on Green Mountain Turnpike. A giant tire on the loader exploded and, according to the owner of the farm, the concrete walls of the feed bin “acted like a funnel,” focusing the concussion and knocking Wilson — who was standing about 100 yards away — to the ground. He suffered a severe concussion that kept him out of work for a couple of months.
He was, however, wearing his protective vest, saving him from other injuries.
Safariland and doctors declared that Wilson’s protective vest saved his life in the accident. To learn more about the Save Program, go to: http://www.safariland.com/
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