Vehicle Rollover Accidents

Georgia Vehicle Rollover Accident Attorney

Atlanta (Duluth) — Athens — Statewide

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If members of your family have been injured or killed as a result of a vehicle rolling over, there is a high probability that the vehicle itself is too blame. However, to prove that a design or manufacturing defect led to the crash, you need an attorney with experience. You can count on the Georgia vehicle rollover accident attorneys of Gary Martin Hays & Associates to make the case for you.

SUVs Most Deadly in Rollovers

While any motor vehicle can flip and roll under the right conditions, the majority of rollover injuries and fatalities occur to drivers and occupants of a sport utility vehicle (SUV). According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), an SUV rollover accident is more than twice as deadly as in most other vehicles — SUVs roll over in 36 percent of fatal crashes, compared to rollover rates of 25 percent for pickups, 17 percent for vans and 16 percent for passenger cars in fatal accidents

• More than 2,900 people were killed in America in 2004 in SUV rollovers.
• More than 53 percent of SUV deaths involve single-vehicle crashes, compared to just 19 percent for passenger cars.
• For every death in an SUV roll-over, four other people suffer serious injury when their sport utility vehicle rolls.
• The majority of injuries occur after the SUV leaves the road.

What Makes an SUV So Dangerous?

• SUVs have a short wheel base (less than 100 inches) in proportion to the height of the vehicle, making them top-heavy. Accident avoidance maneuvers (swerving) or collisions can cause the sport utility vehicle to flip.
• An SUV is designed to carry multiple passengers, adding weight to an already heavy vehicle
• The large tires on an SUV make the vehicle extremely difficult to control when one tire blows out. A number of SUV tire manufacturers have been held liable for defective design that leads to tread separation.
• Many injuries and deaths in a SUV rollover occur when the roof collapses. This is a major design defect.
• Rolling SUVs frequently travel into the path of oncoming traffic, injuring other motorists
• Rollover Injuries
• An SUV or other rollover accident can result in a wide range of injuries:
• Traumatic brain injury/li>
• Catastrophic injury (paralysis, amputation, severe burns)
• Back and neck injury (frequently disabling)
• Broken bones and soft tissue damage
• Internal organ damage

For major injuries, we work with medical providers and economists to assemble a life care plan that addresses all future medical needs of the victim.

Pursuing Compensation for a Rollover Crash

If your family member died or suffered injury in a rollover crash, Gary Martin Hays & Associates will send an investigator to document evidence through photographs and witness interviews. We also may employ an accident reconstruction specialist.

If we determine that an auto defect caused the crash, we issue a demand letter to the car manufacturer and their insurance company that outlines the financial needs of the client, including ongoing medical care. If the company won't settle, our trial lawyers will take the case to trial, seeking potential damages for:

• Medical expenses and personal care (to date and future)
• Loss of income and future earning potential
• Loss of quality of life
• Pain and suffering
• Punitive damages

In wrongful death claims, we may also ask for damages for loss of consortium, funeral expenses, and possible punitive damages.

Let the insurance company know you mean business — contact the Georgia vehicle rollover accident attorneys of Gary Martin Hays & Associates to schedule a free case evaluation. We are available 24 hours a day, with offices in Atlanta (Duluth) and Athens, Georgia.

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