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Vehicle Rollover Crash
Vehicle accidents involving a vehicle rollover crash may be relatively rare in the roads and streets of the country however, people must still be aware of its risks. Especially for persons who are driving sport utility vehicles or SUV, there are statistics indicating that SUVs have increased possibility of becoming involved in vehicle rollover crash accidents than passenger vehicles.
Sadly, the vehicle drivers in the United States were not adequately warned by the increased occurrence of vehicle rollover crashes. Additionally, most drivers are not very much aware of the dangers that these kinds of accidents represent to occupants of the vehicles.
The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that 10,666 people were killed during vehicle rollover crashes in 2002. This figure manifested a 5% increase from the prior year’s statistics.
It is true that vehicle rollover crashes are few and far between. These incidents account only to 3% of all vehicle collisions, however, they constitute 31% of all the fatalities that occurred.
This depressing record of vehicle rollover crashes is because of the frequency in ejection of the occupants during the actual crash and acquiring head injuries.
Vehicle rollover crashes bring a staggering loss to the society. The NHTSA and the non-federal government affiliate, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reported that in the year 2000, 9,566 passenger vehicles were involved in such accidents. Eighty-four percent of these accidents involved only a single vehicle, according to the NHTSA. In 2001, vehicle rollover crashes was the reason for 54% of crash deaths involving single vehicles. In 2002, almost 90% of occupant deaths caused by rollovers involved single vehicles.
These statistics emphasize the serious injuries that passengers sustain in vehicle rollover crashes. Passenger fatality is 36% higher than non-rollover crashes, according to NHTSA.
While vehicle rollover crash per se are threatening for every person involved, vehicle rollover crashes involving SUVs are threatening for its occupants. For people driving SUVs, they must be aware of the fact that SUVs there are particular types of SUVs that have a higher rollover risk than others.
Mesriani Law Group’s team of expert personal injury lawyers have commendable experience about handling personal injury cases involving vehicle rollover crashes.
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