Did you actually read all those in detail including the one I posted? Did you also check the dates of each one to see where they fell in the investigation timeline? The broken belt was ultimately determined not to be the cause of death.
“Earnhardt sustained eight broken ribs, a broken breastbone and abrasions over the left hip and left lower abdomen, indications that the seat belt functioned properly through much of the crash, holding back Earnhardt's body, Myers said.
''What probably killed Earnhardt,'' Myers concluded, ''was the fracture at the base of his skull caused by the force of his head whipping forward.''
The autopsy found that the underside of Earnhardt's chin struck and bent the steering wheel, a blow that could have been enough to cause a fatal skull injury. But the head whipping by itself would have killed Earnhardt, Myers said.”
Later sled testing of an exemplar vehicle under identical conditions yielded g-forces experienced by Earnhardt ranging from 48 to 68 g. That means his head and helmet would have put instantaneous forward forces on his neck equaling 672-952 lbs even with the fully functioning belt.
Earnhardt died of a basilar skull fracture from his unrestrained head separating from his neck.
