Seymour dad who suffered severe ATV accident, delivers powerful message

WALLINGFORD -- Gil Moreiras survived a devastating ATV accident and is now trying to amplify a message of safety.
A father of two young children, the 38-year-old father from Seymour is imploring people who ride or ski or partake in any adventure sports, to wear a safety helmet.
"Thank God I used my helmet because I'd be dead if I didn't," he said.
Moreiras was rushed to Yale-New Haven Hospital after the ATV accident in November of 2016. In a coma for five days, he awoke and was ultima