Personal Injury Law

Tougher Safety and Liability Laws Urged by Parents of ATV Personal Injury victims

By Brian F. LaBovick, Esq.

ATV (All terrain Vehicles) are coming under fire for tougher safety and product liability laws from parents of a personal injury victim that died in  ATV related crash.

Ashley Phelps' life was cut short last year when the all-terrain vehicle she was a passenger on struck some mailboxes and rolled over. The driver, Gregory Hebert, then allegedly drove away, leaving the injured 21-year-old behind. Head injuries sustained as a result of the ATV crash caused Ashley's death.

According to the most recent CPSC Annual Report of ATV deaths and injuries for 2006, that was released in February 2008, there have been over 8100 deaths related to ATV crashes or ATV fatalities.  The state of Pennsylvania leads the nation in ATV fatalities with 420 total deaths from 1982 - 2006. The State California  comes in second with 418 ATV fatalities from the same period. In the state of Florida, there were 349 deaths as of result of ATV accidents.

Click here to read more from the AP and the Insurance Journal and Click here to read more from the Consumer Product Safety Commission on ATV Accidents, death and injuries.

Full post as published by LaBovick Injury Law Blog on March 10, 2008 (boomark / email).