Know your risks of a deadly Texas rollover wreck from tire defects

Several risk factors increase your chances of experiencing a dangerous Texas rollover wreck. Our Pasadena, TX rollover wreck attorneys have seen first-hand the deadly results of some of these factors. Your risk awareness could help you choose a safer tire for your vehicle and avoid some of the dangers of rollover accidents. Here our Pasadena, TX rollover wreck attorneys list several of the common contributors to deadly Texas rollover wrecks:

• Tire defects that can result in tire tread separations,
• Tire defects that can result in tire blowouts and loss of driver control over a vehicle,
• Excessive speed, particularly on a curve or turn,
• Striking an object in the road such as curb or concrete divider,
• A narrow vehicle wheelbase in relation to the size and weight of your vehicles,
• A high center of vehicle gravity; and/or
• An overloaded vehicle.

In fact, Texas rollover wrecks happen most often when a vehicle is taking a turn or a curve. If the car’s speed exceeds what the combined wheelbase, center of gravity and tire integrity can bear, the car might lose its stability and trip into a roll. Sometimes the car strikes a curb or a concrete highway divider. In other rollovers, the vehicle just loses proper tire contact with the ground due to a blowout, tread separation, or even wet road conditions.

SUVs are particularly notorious for rollovers because of their high centers of gravity. Jeeps experience a large number of rollovers because they combine a narrow wheelbase with a high center of gravity. The Jeep’s open construction design also leads to more catastrophic injuries to vehicle occupants during a rollover wreck. Some poorly chosen vehicle and tire combinations (for instance the recalled Ford Explorer-Firestone Tire combo) are especially likely to cause Texas rollover wrecks. Our Pasadena, TX rollover wreck attorneys describe some of the dangers you might face from a rollover accident:

• Car doors that warp and door latches that open during rollovers and fatally eject car occupants (about 75% of ejections from a rolling vehicle are fatal);
• Collapsed vehicles that trap drivers and passengers inside a wreck;
• Fires from ruptured fuel tanks, fuel lines, or impacts,
• Roof crush causing severe head traumas and spinal or neck injuries,
• Other vehicle structural collapses causing catastrophic injuries to vehicle occupants, and
• Life-threatening impact injuries, lacerations, and factures suffered during the car’s roll.

If you’ve suffered injuries in a traumatic Texas rollover wreck, contact our experienced Pasadena, TX rollover wreck attorneys to learn about your legal options for a full financial recovery after a rollover accident. We offer a free and confidential legal consultation to answer your pressing questions. Call now, or use our convenient online contact form to schedule your free consultation/case evaluation.