Monday evening at about 6:30 p.m. a white Lincoln Navigator overturned on a stretch of Lytle Creek Road, injuring all six occupants and demolishing the SUV. According to the Press Enterprise, the accident happened in the Inland Empire on the road leading into Lytle Creek on a fairly curving section of the road. Two of the injured suffered serious injuries and had to be airlifted to local hospitals. According to officials, the Navigator was traveling south at an undetermined speed when it ran off the road, and the driver overcorrected, causing the vehicle to roll over several times. After being interviewed by the police, the driver of the SUV was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. According to a local resident, this area of Lytle Creek Road has a history of accidents.
Cause of the Accident
The area of the accident is in a very rural part of San Bernardino County. Lytle Creek Road in that area is curved and certainly anyone driving the road at a high rate of speed or while impaired would have a difficult time keeping their vehicle on the road. Additionally, because the Navigator was headed south, most likely downhill, a driver not paying close attention to the increase in speed because of the decline might attempt to take a curve in the road too fast. According to the resident interviewed by the Press Enterprise, there have been at least four accidents at that location since 2005.
Roll Over Accidents
The accident above involved a vehicle that rolled over several times, a particularly dangerous scenario. This type of accident is second only to frontal or head-on crashes in terms of the fatality rate, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. The dangers of rollover accidents are particular high when it comes to SUVs and other light trucks. The accident above is what is generally referred to as an "untripped" rollover or one in which no stationary object was involved that contributed to the vehicle turning over. Severe turning maneuvers are thought to be the primary cause of these types of accidents, and it seems likely this may have been the cause of the accident above. That excessive turning maneuver, assuming there was one, might be explained by the driver's impairment and overreaction to a momentary loss of control. A complete accident reconstruction will likely determine whether driver error alone caused the crash or whether there was also a vehicle safety issue.
If you have been injured or a loved one killed in a roll over accident, determining the precise cause may better enable you to obtain compensation for the injuries and other losses sustained. An injury attorney with experience at handling such accidents can most likely be of assistance in evaluating the potential for recovery.
SOURCE: CAJON PASS: 6 hurt after SUV overturns on curvy road, the Press Enterprise, July 1, 2013, by Richard Brooks
Cause of the Accident
The area of the accident is in a very rural part of San Bernardino County. Lytle Creek Road in that area is curved and certainly anyone driving the road at a high rate of speed or while impaired would have a difficult time keeping their vehicle on the road. Additionally, because the Navigator was headed south, most likely downhill, a driver not paying close attention to the increase in speed because of the decline might attempt to take a curve in the road too fast. According to the resident interviewed by the Press Enterprise, there have been at least four accidents at that location since 2005.
Roll Over Accidents
The accident above involved a vehicle that rolled over several times, a particularly dangerous scenario. This type of accident is second only to frontal or head-on crashes in terms of the fatality rate, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. The dangers of rollover accidents are particular high when it comes to SUVs and other light trucks. The accident above is what is generally referred to as an "untripped" rollover or one in which no stationary object was involved that contributed to the vehicle turning over. Severe turning maneuvers are thought to be the primary cause of these types of accidents, and it seems likely this may have been the cause of the accident above. That excessive turning maneuver, assuming there was one, might be explained by the driver's impairment and overreaction to a momentary loss of control. A complete accident reconstruction will likely determine whether driver error alone caused the crash or whether there was also a vehicle safety issue.
If you have been injured or a loved one killed in a roll over accident, determining the precise cause may better enable you to obtain compensation for the injuries and other losses sustained. An injury attorney with experience at handling such accidents can most likely be of assistance in evaluating the potential for recovery.
SOURCE: CAJON PASS: 6 hurt after SUV overturns on curvy road, the Press Enterprise, July 1, 2013, by Richard Brooks
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