Rollover wrecks are just about the most dangerous type of motor vehicle accident you can experience, mainly because of the ever-present danger of being ejected from your car or truck during the wreck. According to government safety statistics, more than 75% of the people ejected during a wreck suffer fatal injuries. The Houston rollover accident injury attorneys at Denena Points, PC mention that the numbers also show that more than half of the victims ejected and killed in their rollover accidents weren’t wearing seatbelts. As an example of the toll taken by these most dangerous wrecks, there were 4 dead, 3 critical, and 4 seriously injured in 3 Texas rollover wrecks in just the last few days.
When a motor vehicle crash occurs, the car generally stops on impact, but you keep moving forward. A seatbelt can keep you restrained in your seat, protected from some of the impact forces by an effect known as ride-down. And passenger vehicles have built-in crush zones that are designed to cushion some of the force of the impact and extend your ride-down time. But if you’re not restrained by a seatbelt, you could be forcibly ejected from your seat to suffer the full force of the impact without any protection whatsoever. Our Houston rollover accident injury attorneys remind you to always wear your seatbelt to reduce your risk of injury or death in a motor vehicle accident, especially from a rollover.
Let’s look at what happened in three recent Texas rollover wrecks:
On Thursday afternoon about 2, three vehicles were involved in a serious rollover wreck at FM 1485 and Baptist Encampment Road just west of New Caney in Montgomery County. One accident victim was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition. Two other victims were taken by ground ambulance to the hospital. Another victim was treated at the scene of the wreck. One victim had to be freed from a vehicle that had rolled over. One of the effects of rollovers is often crushing of the vehicle to trap vehicle occupants in the wreckage. (Source: Russell, Ledbetter, yourhoustonnews.com/courier, 10/24/13) The thoughts and prayers of our Houston rollover accident injury attorneys are with all of the victims, wishing for their safe and complete recoveries.
Then a few days later around 9 on Sunday night, Bu Tu drifted into the median on Highway 287 close to Cactus, Texas, and then overcorrected while trying to get the vehicle back on course. The loss of vehicle control sent it rolling over several times. Three children, aged 4, 8, and 14, were ejected from the vehicle. The two younger children suffered fatal injuries. The teen was critically injured. And an adult passenger was also injured. The condition of the driver wasn’t reported. Our hearts and prayers are with the family and friends of the children and the injured passenger following the tragic rollover. (Source: KFDA, 10/28/13)
Also on Sunday, all the way across Texas in south Houston, a deadly collision and rollover claimed two more lives. On Almeda Genoa, which seems to see more than its share of wrecks, the driver of a westbound pickup truck lost control of his vehicle at Lockcrest and struck a car. The pickup flipped over in the middle of the street. The impact sent the car careening into a ditch. The two men in the pickup truck died at the scene. The woman driving the car had to be extracted from the vehicle and was hospitalized from her injuries. Authorities are still investigating the accident, but indicated they believe alcohol was not a factor. The sympathies of our Houston rollover accident injury attorneys go out to the families and friends of the two men, and we wish the injured woman a rapid and complete recovery. (Source: KTRK, abc13, 10/27/13)
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