If you are the injury victim in a single
vehicle rollover accident, you must have professional legal assistance to obtain fair compensation from your insurance company.
But a one -
vehicle rollover accident can occur because of road conditions, weather, debris on the highway or road, stopped vehicles in the roadway and other unusual conditions, including defective brakes and tires.
Contact a Denver
vehicle rollover accident lawyer when injured in a rollover accident.
Not exact matches
The new side - curtain airbag spans all five rows of the
vehicle's interior, helping protect the van's passengers in a crash or
rollover accident.
Passive safety features include: crumple zones in 1957 (
vehicle body structure absorbs the force of impact); collapsible steering column (prevents the steering column from protruding into the cabin during
accidents), strengthened occupant cell enhanced occupant protection during severe impacts (
rollovers); pre-accident seatbelt tensioning (tightens seatbelts prior to impact), and sandwich platforms (allows the engine to slide under the occupants in a head - on collision).
This helps to reduce the risk of head and neck injuries during an
accident or
vehicle rollover.
The common kinds of traffic
accidents are
vehicle rear end collisions, side impact collisions,
vehicle rollover, sideswipe collisions, head - on collisions, single car
accidents and multiple
vehicle pile - ups.
Sometimes, even a problem with a part, or the overall structure of a
vehicle can cause a
rollover accident.
Ford, the SUV manufacturer of the Explorer, knew in the 1990s of the
vehicle's susceptibility to
rollover accidents.
Roughly three percent of American collisions involve a
rollover but roughly 30 percent of all traffic deaths among those riding in a passenger
vehicle happen in a
rollover accident.
As the body is thrown violently about in a
rollover accident, there can be any number of injuries to the driver and passenger inside the
vehicle.
Tire blowouts at high speeds are also likely to cause
rollover accidents which is one of the most deadly motor
vehicle collisions.
In many cases, makers of SUVs can and should be held responsible for the injuries or deaths that occur as a result of these
rollover accidents because of weak roof structures and safety restraint system failures that are built in these motor
vehicles.
In fact, although
rollovers account for only 2.1 % of all motor
vehicle accidents, they are responsible for nearly one third of all passenger
vehicle fatalities.
Untripped
rollover accidents account for only 5 % of
rollover crashes, and usually only pertain to top - heavy
vehicles such as SUVs or semi-trucks.
Rollover vehicle accidents are separated into two categories based on how they occurred: tripped or untripped.
While these collisions are often viewed as uncommon, statistics actually show that up to 35 percent of all motor
vehicle accident fatalities occur in
rollover accidents.
Many SUV
rollover accidents have original causes that have nothing to do with the
vehicle's propensity to tip over.
While SUVs, pickup trucks and vans are more prone to
rollover accidents because of their center of gravity, all types of motor
vehicles can
rollover under the right circumstances.
Unstable
vehicles, faulty or defective brake systems and defective tires can lead to serious collisions and
rollover accidents.
Although there are no standards, NHTSA has implemented a
rollover resistance test to rate
vehicles» tendencies to
rollover in untripped
accident avoidance maneuvers.
Whatever the cause,
rollover accidents can cause severe injury, especially in cases where the roof of the
vehicle collapses, if safety restraints fail or are not in use, or if a passenger is ejected from the
vehicle during the crash.
We take on cases that involve all types of motor
vehicle accidents, including pedestrian
accidents, motorcycle
accidents, drunk driving
accidents, trucking
accidents,
rollover accidents and bicycle
accidents, as well as cases that involve dog bites and attacks, medical malpractice (such as medication errors), defective drugs, workplace
accidents like construction
accidents and toxic exposure.
We are prepared to help you obtain the highest possible compensation for your injuries in any car
accident scenario, from «fender benders» to
vehicle rollovers.
And while, in our experience these injuries more common in trucking cases, or in cases involving
vehicle rollovers, spinal cord injuries can occur in any type of injury
accident.
Liquid loads in the back of tanker trucks can cause the
vehicle to become unbalanced and increase the risk of a
rollover accident.
There are certain
vehicles such as trucks, vans and SUVs that are more prone to
rollover accidents than other
vehicles.
A frequent speaker on topics including trial strategy, expert witnesses, product liability, and
accident reconstruction, Mr. Craft has appeared on television, radio, and in several major newspapers across the country discussing distracted driving, discovery abuse by defendants,
vehicle rollovers, roof crush, seatbelts, child restraint systems, airbags, back - over deaths, and other litigation topics.
Certain conditions can create a dangerous
rollover accident, and SUVs have been determined to be the most likely to roll over of any
vehicle, with trucks a close second.
Rollover accidents can also happen when a trucker hits a curb or swerves around other
vehicles or objects on the road, or takes a curve too fast.
Rollover accident injuries are often caused by the person's physical impact with internal parts of the
vehicle.
Whether your
vehicle was the only one involved in the
accident or not, you can find out if you have grounds to seek financial compensation by speaking with a Spokane
rollover accident lawyer.
Our firm handles various types of
rollover accidents, including those involving sport utility
vehicles (SUVs), trucks, cars and other motor
vehicles.
In many cases,
rollover accidents are associated with large
vehicles and SUVs, which typically have a higher center of gravity.
Rollover auto
accidents are often only single
vehicle crashes, meaning that they did not involve a collision with another automobile.
If you were a passenger in a
vehicle that suffered a
rollover accident due to the driver's negligence, or if you were involved in a crash in which another
vehicle collided with your
vehicle and sent you into a
rollover, you can bring a negligence claim against that driver to recover compensation.
Rollover accidents have a higher potential for fatality than most other type of
vehicle crashes.
Rollover accidents occur with regularity to other motor
vehicles, including the typical sedan, vans and pickup trucks.
Whether you are injured in an SUV
rollover, a multi-car pileup or any other type of
vehicle accident, it is important to seek medical care immediately.
This type of
accident is more common to
vehicles with high center - of - gravity ratios like sport utility
vehicles but any car can be at risk of a
rollover under various circumstances.
In addition to physical conditions that may cause a
rollover of a motor
vehicle, driver negligence is also a part that contributes to
rollover accidents in Illinois.
Rollover accidents can happen also on impact with other
vehicles or trucks.
Rollover accidents can occur with any type of motor
vehicle.
Rollover Accidents happen when a
vehicle flips over on its side or onto its roof.
Most of us think of
rollover motor
vehicle accidents and associate with SUVs, converted passenger vans or buses.
We provide legal counsel to those who are victims of motor
vehicle accidents, like car
accidents (such as
rollovers), truck
accidents or motorcycle
accidents.
This means SUVs, pickup trucks, and heavily loaded passenger vans will pose a greater risk of being involved in a
rollover car
accident than
vehicles like small sedans.
Attorney Thompson has successfully represented victims of SUV
rollovers by obtaining
rollover data on the
vehicles and, through the use of experts in the field, establishing that fairly minor and inexpensive design changes could have prevented the
accident and the serious injuries that resulted.
By enlisting the services of a
rollover car
accident lawyer in your area, you may be able to file a claim to recover monetary compensation directly from the
vehicle manufacturer.
These tests involve common
accidents that could lead to severe injuries including rear - end collisions,
rollovers and impacts (front and side) with
vehicles traveling at least 40 mph.