A recent study sponsored by Partners for Child Passenger Safety and Bloomington-based State Farm Insurance Company has reported that sport utility vehicles are not as safe as previously thought. While their larger size and weight does make them safer in non-rollover accidents, their top-heaviness make them more than twice as likely as cars to rollover in automobile accidents.
Children involved in rollover automobile accidents were three times more likely to be seriously injured than those in non-rollover accidents. While automakers have already begun to make SUVs and trucks safer through engineering and new technology, it is important for families to check all safety ratings before purchasing any type of automobile including SUVs or trucks.
If a family member has been injured in a rollover automobile accident involving sports utility vehicles or trucks and you need help, contact the personal injury attorneys are the Hill Boren Law Firm. We have experience in handling automobile accident cases resulting from vehicle rollovers.
