Personal Injury Law

SUV Rollover Kills NC Man in I-95 Accident

By Pierce Egerton

A North Carolina man is dead after the SUV he was riding in flipped over on I-95 last Sunday. The Orlando Sentinel reports that a man from Walstonburg, whose name has not been released, was a passenger in a 1998 Chevy SUV on I-95 at State Road 421, in Volusia County, Florida. The SUV veered off the road and then flipped over when the driver overcorrected, ejecting both the passenger and driver. The driver is currently in critical condition; the accident remains under investigation.

In some special circumstances auto accidents can be an issue of product liability as well as motorist negligence. SUV rollover has been a hot topic of debate for over a decade now. Some experts say that the height and center of gravity makes them much more likely to roll over than other vehicles. We don't know what model of Chevy was involved in this accident, but back in 2000, USA Today published an article claiming that the Chevy Tracker was among the SUVs at highest risk for rollovers.

'Three SUVs, the Chevrolet Tracker, the Suzuki Vitara and the Toyota RAV4, according to Kimmel's K Index prediction, are likely to roll over in more than four of every 10 accidents — the highest rollover propensity of any type of vehicle.'

About 60% of fatalities in SUVs come from rollover accidents, compared to 40% in trucks, 30% in minivans, and 22% in cars.

Full post as published by Greensboro Personal Injury Lawyer on December 15, 2009 (boomark / email).