Boston Attorneys Represent Victims of SUV Rollover Accidents
Since SUVs (sport-utility vehicles) first became popular in the early 1980s, their frequent involvement in rollover accidents has been noted. A few points to consider about SUVs, rollovers and vehicle safety are as follows:
- In all types of accidents, annual deaths in SUVs increased from 450 in one year in 1975 to 4,951 in 2007, as reported by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
- PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) reported in 2002 that "Single-vehicle rollovers . . . cause . . . one-quarter of all deaths yearly."
- Public Citizen, a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization, reported as have many other interest groups, that "SUVs are known rollover risks."
- Experts often cite "a vehicle's dimensions and estimated center of gravity" as factors that influence propensity of a car or truck to roll over.
- Other factors often cited in discussions of rollover accidents include crashworthiness of a vehicle's roof. A crashworthy roof together with a well-functioning seatbelt enables many survivors of rollover accidents to walk away.
- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety asserts that, "a strong vehicle "safety cage" is an essential part of crashworthiness design in all types of crashes."
If you have been injured in an SUV rollover, in any other variety of SUV crash, or in a rollover accident in any other type of vehicle, you are strongly urged to contact an attorney with experience representing victims of such accidents.
You or a loved one may be confronting the lifelong challenge and expense of a brain injury, a spinal cord injury or both. You may be facing life on your own after the death of a spouse in an SUV rollover or a similar accident. The sooner an in-depth investigation into all relevant facts begins, the greater the chances are that an accurate accident reconstruction can determine every cause of fault or liability in the accident. Important evidence includes the following:
- The crashed vehicle
- Photos of the scene of the accident
- Eyewitness reports
- Medical reports on injuries
- Reports from family and others close to the injured person on the impact of the loss of the person's prior contributions to family life
Contact the law offices of Dane Shulman Associates, LLC, to schedule a consultation regarding a roof crush/roof collapse accident, a rollover accident, any type of accident involving an SUV, or any serious traffic accident. Our Massachusetts lawyers are prepared to fight on your behalf to help you maximize recovery of damages from all available sources.
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