Rollover Car Accidents in Queens
Despite significant advances in automobile safety technology, injuries from rollover crashes are often more serious and more likely to result in fatalities than other types of car wrecks. A well-practiced car accident attorney at Goldstein & Bashner could help you recover maximum damages if you suffered serious injuries from a rollover. Our legal team is familiar with rollover car accidents in Queens, how those crashes happen, and the extent of injuries that you may suffer as a result.
How Do Rollover Accidents Happen?
Rollover crashes have common causes. These include:
- Icy, rutted, or muddy roads
- Sudden swerves or tight turns
- A driver impaired by drugs or alcohol
- A vehicle striking a curb or other object
- Excess speed for road and weather conditions
- Distracted driving, such as texting on a cellphone
- Design flaws in the vehicle that enhance the likelihood of a rollover
These situations can cause single-car rollover accidents, or they can set off chain reaction collisions. Experienced legal counsel in Queens could help you understand your rights and pursue compensation for the injuries you suffered in the rollover, regardless of how the car crash happened.
Why You Should Hire a Lawyer After a Rollover Car Accident
Liability for an overturned car crash in Queens is rarely straightforward. The parties that may be responsible for your losses and damages include:
- One or more negligent motorists who caused the crash
- Tire or vehicle manufacturers whose products or designs had flaws that enhanced the likelihood of a rollover
- State and local road maintenance authorities that failed to maintain safe roadways
- Law enforcement officials who violated the city’s high-speed pursuit restrictions
A lawyer from our firm could conduct a thorough investigation of the crash to identify all potentially liable parties. We may also work with accident reconstruction experts to understand technical aspects of the crash and verify contributing vehicle, tire, or roadway problems.
Under New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) § 214, state law gives you three years from the date of an accident to file your lawsuit, but investigating and analyzing the accident in its immediate aftermath could improve your opportunity to recover a larger damages award.
When our investigation is complete, we could file your lawsuit and conduct all settlement negotiations with insurance companies on your behalf, allowing you to focus on healing from your serious injuries. If the liable parties refuse to settle for reasonable amounts, we could try your case before a jury and argue for the full amount of compensation you deserve.
Speak With an Attorney in Queens About Your Overturned Car Wreck
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has pursued initiatives to reduce rollover accidents for more than 20 years. Until those initiatives eliminate all rollover car accidents in Queens and elsewhere, our personal injury and car accident lawyers at Goldstein & Bashner could continue to pursue negligent parties that cause these accidents and fight for the largest available damage awards for our injured clients.
If you suffered serious injuries in a rollover or any other type of car accident, call our team of attorneys for a no-fee, no-obligation consultation.
