DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT, THE DRIVER SEAT FELL BACKWARDS AND BENT TO THE LEFT SIDE. THE OCCUPANT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT AND WAS INJURED RECEIVING COMPRESSION FRACTURES IN THE SPINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP WHICH DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.