Getting Compensation after a Houston SUV Rollover Crash

SUV drivers take note: as a recent Harris County accident reminds us, you are at a greater risk of a rollover crash than other types of lower-profile vehicles.  However, if you are injured in a rollover crash, you may be entitled to compensation if the crash was the result of somebody else’s negligence (another driver, the car manufacturer, the tire manufacturer, etc.)

A local woman was won’t see any compensation after her rollover crash; she unfortunately passed away after a rollover crash in her SUV on Bay Area Boulevard in southeast Harris County.  The woman, who was not named, died after veering her 2002 Acura MDX SUV off the road, through a ditch and slamming it into a concrete culvert.

She was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident and was killed by her vehicle rolling over and landing on its roof

The families of victims of fatal motor vehicle accident victims may be able to seek compensation for a ‘wrongful death’ accident if there was negligence involved.  In this situation, it may be that the woman caused her accident and there is nobody else to blame.  However, there may have been a road defect, a road maintenance issue, inadequate signage, or an issue with her vehicle.

How do you know if you deserve compensation for your injuries or compensation after a family member is killed in a serious car or truck wreck?  Talk to a BOARD CERTIFIED Houston attorney to find out – better to ask now than kick yourself later.