Category : Vehicle Rollovers
CPSC ATV Accident Report Indicates Increase in Injuries in Children Below 16
All terrain vehicles are extremely prone to instability and rollovers, and their design continues to be a major factor in accidents. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has released an updated report into all-terrain vehicle-related deaths and injuries.
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Van Rollover Accident near Patterson Leaves 10 Injured
Ten people have been injured, some of them seriously, in a van rollover accident on interstate 5 near Patterson. According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at 2 pm yesterday. The injured have been rushed to the hospital. The driver of the van suffered serious injuries in the crash, and is listed as being in serious condition. The remaining passengers – his wife and 8 children between 4 and 15 years of age- were also injured. The family is from Maricopa, Arizona. According to witnesses, the van suffered a tire blowout, causing it to flip over several times. Investigations are going on.
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New Federal Roof Crush Standards Will Minimize Injuries from Rollover Accidents
For years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has had the same standards for the roofs of passenger vehicles to prevent injury to occupants during a rollover accident. Those standards could soon change.
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Rollover Accidents: Ford Will Have to Pay
Since 1999, Ford Motor Company, America’s oldest automaker, has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, not least for its Explorer-related SUV rollover accidents. A defect in the Ford Explorer’s design that causes it to flip over like an empty tin can in the event of loss of control or a burst tire, has been linked to hundreds of deaths in the US, not mention many more severe injuries, including spinal cord injuries and brain injuries.
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Two Killed in San Jose Car Accident
It had all the signs of a rollover accident involving the Ford Explorer – the flipping over of the SUV several times, the ejection of passengers, the deaths and the serious injuries resulting from the car accident. At the end of it, two people were dead, and at least four others were seriously injured.
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SUV Rollover Accident Kills Two California Residents
It was supposed to be a joyful journey back home after their beloved bichon frise dogs were crowned American Kennel Club champions. Instead, it turned into a tragic rollover accident that killed one each of both couples who were in the SUV.
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Man Charged in Monterey SUV Rollover
It must be hard to be Dominick Narigi – not only was the 19-year-old driving in an SUV rollover accident that killed his brother Anthony, but the Salinas resident has now been charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.
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Ford to Settle Sacramento Rollover Lawsuit with Vouchers
When a group of lawyers brought a huge class action lawsuit in Sacramento California against Ford Motor Company for return of profits the company made by selling its defective rollover-prone Explorer SUVs, customers who have watched their Explorers decline sharply in value, might have expected to be compensated, if not extravagantly, at least justly for their troubles. As it turns out, the only justice they can expect is a $500 voucher on their next purchase of an Explorer or $300 if they want to purchase another Ford vehicle.
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Riverside and San Bernardino Holiday Accident Toll Includes SUV Rollover
It looks like it’s going to be a holiday of fewer weekend fatalities than last year. At least that’s what the California Highway Patrol is hoping as it comes out with holiday injuries and arrest figures for San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
A total of 8 people were killed in road accidents in these two counties and 133 were arrested on charges of drunken driving, the California Highway Patrol reports.
Riverside County saw a total of five accidents over the weekend. One was an fatal SUV rollover which involved a family of four. 25-year-old Cindy Ponce, and her 3-year-old son were killed when they were ejected from their seats when the boy’s father Alfredo Calva swerved the SUV to avoid a parked vehicle. Their one-year-old daughter is battling for life at the Loma Linda University Medical Center. Calva and a five-year-old son who were in the front seat of the SUV received minor scratches and injuries.
Overall, Riverside saw 40 people arrested for drunken driving over the weekend.
In San Bernardino, 3 people were confirmed dead as a result of accidents over the weekend. Over 93 people were arrested for drunken driving.
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