Not necessarily. We don't know that. What if the main point of impact was his head and the windshield and a helmet could have significantly reduced the injuries sustained from that impact.

I know when I got hit last August the ONE thing I recall vividly was my helmet snapping into the curb and pretty high speed. I know this because I actually laughed to my self right when it happened that my helmet really worked. I hate to think what would have happened if that was my head that thumped the curb.