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Rollover accidents are among the most dangerous auto accidents because they usually result in catastrophic injuries or death. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there are about 40,000 fatal auto accidents in the United States on average each year. Out of these fatal auto accidents, about 25 percent or 10,000, involve rollover accidents.

Rollover accidents often cause serious injuries such as paralysis, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, bone fractures, internal organ damage and amputations. Many of these injuries could leave you with permanent disabilities that could affect your ability to earn a living. A number of rollover accidents involve sport utility vehicles and light trucks. This is largely because of design and product defects associated with these types of vehicles.

If you or a loved one has been involved in a rollover auto accident in New Jersey, it is extremely important that you retain the services of experienced rollover accident attorneys to fight for your legal rights. You may be able to recover monetary compensation for your injuries, medical expenses, loss of wages, loss of enjoyment of activities and other related costs.

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Frank Martinez, 21, died in a van rollover accident on the Garden State Parkway in Wall Township. According to this news report, Martinez’s Chevrolet van was on the southbound side of the roadway when for unknown reasons it veered off the side of the roadway, struck an embankments and rolled over. Officials say Martinez was ejected from the vehicle. He apparently died from fatal head and neck injuries.

Officials say Martinez may not have been wearing his seatbelt, but that they do not know for sure. Rollover accidents cause a majority of auto accident fatalities in the United States. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there are approximately 40,000 fatal auto accidents in the country out of which about 10,000 are rollover crashes.

Some rollover accidents occur because of unstable vehicles that go out of control even at low speeds. Occupants of these vehicles can suffer serious injuries because of product defects such as seat belt or seatback failures. In cases where occupants are ejected from the vehicle, it is extremely important to find out whether it occurred because of a seatbelt failure. If that is the case then the auto manufacturer could be held liable for the injuries or death.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a rollover crash or believe it was caused by an auto product defect or a mechanical malfunction caused by defective product, please call the Law Office of Lependorf & Silverstein for a free consultation.

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A 14-year-old boy from Washington Township, who was critically injured in a Nov. 19 rollover accident, died on November 29, 2008. According to this news report, prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old boy, who remains unidentified because he is a juvenile, with two counts of vehicular manslaughter. Police say speed was a factor in the fatal accident when the Nissan Maxima driven by the teenager flipped over several times on southbound Route 17 in Waldwick. Another boy, 15-year-old Kevin Beattie of Emerson, who was a front seat passenger, also died in this tragic crash.

Police are also trying to determine if alcohol or drugs were a factor in this New Jersey auto accident. Officials are awaiting toxicology tests to determine whether the 17-year-old was operating the vehicle under the influence. This teenager, being underage, is looking at severe penalties if alcohol or drugs turn out be a factor in the crash.

However, for the families of the victims, it is a tremendous loss. Two young and promising lives have been lost. Our advice to the families of Kevin Beattie and the other deceased teenager, would be to retain the services of a knowledgeable and skilled New Jersey auto accident attorney, who will help ensure that the wrongdoers in this case are brought to justice. One more question also remains. If toxicology tests determine that the teen was drunk, then who provided him the alcohol? That person or establishment could also be held liable for the accident and fatal injuries.

If you or someone you love has been seriously injured in an auto accident involving a drunk or negligent driver, please call a truly experienced New Jersey personal injury attorney at Lependorf & Silverstein for a free and comprehensive consultation.

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