Protecting Your Rights After a Light Truck Crash Injury in Baton Rouge

Cars, trucks, and SUVs are not supposed to roll over. Unfortunately, when an SUV does roll over during an accident, it often means catastrophic or fatal injuries for the vehicle’s occupants. The manufacturers of these vehicles, as well as other drivers on the road, may be liable to compensate those who have been injured in rollover crashes and other vehicle accidents.

Dodson & Hooks, APLC has extensive experience handling SUV rollover and other serious auto accident claims in Louisiana. Our lawyers can effectively evaluate your injuries and accurately assess the value of your potential claim, which will help you make choices about your medical treatment and recovery down the line.

Injuries Sustained in a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) Rollover Accident

After an SUV rollover accident, the injuries can range from whiplash to traumatic brain injury. We not only consider current medical treatment costs and lost wages when pursuing benefits for our clients but also consider long-term care since many people who have been harmed in these types of accidents require help throughout their lives.

Talk with our SUV rollover accident lawyers if you or someone you love sustained an injury in an SUV rollover or other auto crash in Louisiana. We can help you recover damages for such serious injuries as:

• Head trauma
• Spinal cord damage
• Herniated disk
• Amputation
• Crush injuries
• Soft tissue injuries
• Burns
• Lacerations
• Puncture Wounds

The Mechanics of a Rollover Accident

Sports utility vehicles offer plenty of space for your family and belongings. The truck’s roomy design makes it the ideal vehicle for transporting your children to sports practices, taking an outdoor holiday or handling your day-to-day tasks around Baton Rouge. However, the design is severely flawed. The top-heavy nature of the vehicle makes it prone to flipping if:

• You take a turn too fast
• Your tire blows out
• Another driver T-bones or sideswipes the SUV
• The SUV runs over a curb or uneven pavement
• The vehicle veers off the road
• You swerve to avoid an obstruction

When an SUV rolls over, you and any passengers face serious injuries, especially if the roof caves in, airbags malfunction, seatbelts fail, a limb slips out of an open window or your child’s car seat does not restrain him or her. In addition, your body is pounded and thrown in multiple directions, while windows and the windshield typically shatter.

Our firm considers whether multiple parties are at fault for your injuries. Depending on the facts of your case, we might pursue damages from the negligent SUV manufacturer for faulty design, the municipality for poor road conditions and the driver whose negligence triggered the accident.

Contact an Informed SUV Rollover Accident Lawyer Today

For more information regarding our SUV rollover and motor vehicle accident representation, contact Dodson & Hooks, APLC. Call our lawyers at 225-756-0222 or toll-free at 855-515-1257 to schedule your free initial consultation. You may also submit our convenient online contact form for a quick response from our lawyers.