GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. (KELO.com) — The Minnesota Twins donate 50 blankets to the Minnesota State Patrol for troopers to use to help keep children warm at crash scenes.
The MSP says in the last five years (2014-2018), there have been an average of more than 15,000 crashes a year involving children ages 16 and under. They say one of the best ways to prevent a person from going into shock during a traumatic event is to help keep them warm.
Twins pitchers Taylor Rogers and Devin Smeltzer delivered the blankets that will be used at district offices across the state.
Below is a news release from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
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The Minnesota Twins are donating 50 blankets to the Minnesota State Patrol for troopers to use to help keep children warm at crash scenes.
Crash scenes are often chaotic and traumatic. Crashes happen all hours of the day and night and in all weather conditions. It might not seem significant, but the warmth of a blanket can often help a child in many ways.
In the last five years (2014-2018), there have been an average of more than 15,000 crashes a year involving children ages 16 and under. One of the best ways to prevent a person from going into shock during a traumatic event is to help keep them warm.
Twins pitchers Taylor Rogers and Devin Smeltzer will deliver the blankets that will be used at district offices across the state.
