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Roof Crush Injuries From Rollovers

In most rollovers, a certain amount of roof crush or roof collapse is only nature. The problem is the roof crush on too many vehicles, especially with SUVs & Light Trucks; the roof crush can be severe. The more roof crush, the more catastrophic injuries paralysis and deaths. Roof crush is the direct result of an energy assault or over compression of the roof supports from the energy stored up and released in a rollover.

Roof Crush Transfer of Energy during Rollovers

This roof crush is caused when the vehicle is inverted and begins its downward path / crush of the vehicle and its center of gravity into the roadway or the ground and the roof is contacted and therefore crushed. At that moment the roof pillars, roof headers and door frames start to crush and collapse. In this roof crush picture here you can clearly see the severe roof crush to this pickup truck. The roof strength to body / truck weight ratio was just too severe to withstand the roof crush forces and energy transferred during this rollover induced crush. The severity of this roof crush could have been lessened by stronger roof supports and a thicker gauge of metal used in the roof pillars, roof header and rails. Severe roof rush is preventable if the manufacturers would design a vehicle to withstand the crushing forces of a rollover.

Rollover and Roof Crush Defects

If you or a member of your family has been involved in a SUV rollover accident, van rollover, truck rollover with a severe roof crush, roof pillar collapse failure or any other serious accident or failure and you have questions about whether the vehicle or roof design may caused or contributed to the roof crush, accident or injuries, then call us now. Mr. Willis is a Board Certified Personal Injury Attorney with over 20 years of product liability and Rollover litigation experience. Call the Willis Law Firm at 1-800-883-9858 for a Free & Confidential Consultation.

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