Driver Killed in Rollover Crash with Truck
By John Cooper
Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton
Gustavo Gracia was driving down Interstate 5 in San Diego going about his business, when suddenly, a truck rolled over smashing Gustavo’s Lexas Sedan killing him. He was just 33 years old.
My heartfelt condolences go out to Gustavo’s friends and family.
The truck was a 1996 Freightliner pulling a 32-foot cargo container behind it. The power and weight of the truck were a deadly combination in this type of rollover accident.
Rollover car and truck accidents account for only 3 percent of all car accidents, but they account for 33 percent of accident fatalities, according to safecar.gov. In 2002, over 10,000 people were killed in rollover crashes.
Rollovers are complex crash and violent in nature. All types of vehicles can rollover, though SUVs, pickup trucks, and vans have higher centers of gravity, and thus are more susceptible to rollover if involved in a single-vehicle crash.
As an injury lawyer who works for a firm that’s represented people seriously hurt in these types of accidents, I understand the terrible outcomes which occur when a car and truck are involved in a rollover accident.
If you’re driving in a truck or SUV, here are some general safety tips from ehow.com…
· Beware of the center of gravity
· Respect the weight of the vehicle
· Be especially cognizant of the weather
About the Editors: The trucking injury attorneys with Shapiro, Cooper Lewis & Appleton personal injury law firm are based in Virginia (VA), with an office also in Elizabeth City, in Northeast North Carolina (NC), practicing primarily in the southeastern U.S. and handles only injury law, including car, truck, railroad, and medical negligence cases and more. Our Virginia injury law website is www.HSInjurylaw.com and our Carolina injury law website is: http://carolina.hsinjurylaw.com, the firm edits the injury law blogs Virginia Beach Injuryboard, Norfolk Injuryboard, as well as the Northeast North Carolina Injuryboard and also hosts a YouTube injury law video library with over 50 videos covering many FAQ’s on personal injury subjects. Lawyers licensed in: VA, NC, SC, WV, DC, KY.
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September 22, 2009
Tags: accident, accidents, car, crash, injury lawye, injury lawyers, rollover, truck, trucking accidents Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics
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