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Rollover accidents in Arizona cause a lot of the injuries that we see as Arizona injury attorneys. Many of the cases involving serious rollover injuries throughout Arizona involve pickup trucks where people are sitting in the bed of the truck. Other rollover accidents we have seen involved drivers and passengers who were not wearing their seatbelt. Of course, there are many other rollover accidents where the driver and passengers are all seatbelted in and still sustain very serious injuries. Obviously, the failure to have a properly functioning seatbelt attached when a car is rolling causes hazards that can result in death or serious injury in a rollover accident. There is the obvious threat of being thrown from the vehicle. Far too many people wrongfully assume that they would stay in the vehicle due to the windows and frame of the vehicle holding them in and preventing them from being thrown. However, in a real-world accident, the dynamics of the collision are much different than some expect, and people are thrown from their vehicles at a high velocity where they suffer extremely severe injuries or death. Also, we have had families contact us after their loved one was killed when they were partially ejected from a vehicle following a rollover collision, and the person died after being crushed underneath the weight of the vehicle. The first wrongful death case Mark Breyer ever worked on, before he left to form Breyer Law Offices – before the Husband and Wife Law Team even existed – involved a driver crushed under the weight of this own truck who ultimately died as a result of his injuries. It was a terrible incident, yet one that would probably have been prevented with a seatbelt.

We'd like to take this opportunity to warn anybody who is driving to avoid leaving people in the bed of a pickup truck. The bed of a pickup truck is a very dangerous place to ride especially in Arizona where there are so many automobile accidents. Rollover car accidents in Arizona are the source of a lot of injuries that we see as Arizona personal injury lawyers. Many people ride in the bed of a pickup truck, which is extremely dangerous. Far too often, pick-up trucks are involved in rollover accidents, and riding in the bed of a pickup truck offers little safety.

Approximately 28,000 people die every year from falling against or from a vehicle, according to published reports on accident and injury data. If you consider the height involved, even children who are playing in the back of a pick-up truck that is not moving could be seriously injured. For example, as the children stand up, it is easy for them to fall over the truck's side. Children can land on their head causing permanent brain injury or even a wrongful death. This is a tragic result that is seen every year. Most would never consider the dangers of children just playing in the bed, but it is a real risk. And while we understand that children falling out of a pick-up truck will often not have anything to do with a personal injury case, if this information can teach one more person about this hazard, then it is worthwhile.

If you are riding in the back of a pickup truck and the truck is involved in a rear end accident, it is likely that the insurance company or the lawyer hired by the insurance company or defendant will argue that it is your fault that you were riding in the bed of the pickup truck. The same holds true if you are involved in a rollover accident, but do not have your seatbelt on, in which the insurance company adjuster or lawyer will argue that your injuries are your own fault because you should have been wearing your seatbelt. Compensation for personal injury claims is often greatly reduced in settlement or as a result of far lower jury verdicts because of the fault placed upon these victims for failing to wear a seatbelt or for assuming the risk of riding in a pick-up bed. While we fight for our clients to try to avoid these harsh results, we would rather see our potential clients avoid injury altogether. Arizona law actually allows the defendants who cause a severe injury or even the death of another motorist to avoid their responsibility for their acts by blaming their victim for not wearing a seatbelt that was available for their use.

Top Arizona accident lawyers all know the uphill battle they face fighting for clients that were not wearing their seatbelts. Some may choose to tell people they have nothing to worry about, and that they can guarantee victory after an auto accident. We do not make guarantees for things we do not control, and we refuse to mislead anybody. There are many cases where we have successfully obtained full compensation for clients that did not have a seatbelt on at the time of the incident. However, anybody injured under these circumstances needs an honest assessment and straight answers from an experience personal injury lawyer they can trust in Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, or anywhere in the state of Arizona.

If you have been involved in a rollover accident in Tempe, Chandler, Goodyear, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Ahwatukee, Surprise, Gilbert, Avondale, Peoria, or anywhere in Arizona, we can help you by providing an honest assessment of your claim. We have handled many serious Arizona rollover car accidents and we are experienced personal injury lawyers who are available to help. Feel free to contact us at no cost and with no obligation if you have questions you would like answered prior to making a decision on how to proceed with your personal injury claim.

Breyer Law Offices, P.C., offers free consultations at no further obligation to you. To learn more about your legal options at this free consultation, please send us a message through our Website or call (602) 978-6400; (623) 930-8064; (480) 753-4534; o para llamarnos en español, (602) 222-8787.