Fender benders can shake us up a little, but we can usually walk away with just a few bumps and bruises. However, some accidents in Bakersfield mix in additional speed or carelessness and can result in much more violent crashes. Some of those collisions send vehicles toppling over, putting everyone inside at extreme risk.
Victims are empowered to seek help with their recovery costs from any driver who causes a rollover. Unfortunately, car insurance companies can make things difficult for victims dealing with pain and a stack of bills they can’t pay.
To find out how to speed up insurance providers and fight their shady tactics, take advantage of a free case consultation with Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Bakersfield. It’s a chance to find out what your accident is really worth.
Do I Need a Lawyer After a Rollover Accident?
Rollover accidents are capable of causing severe injuries for those tossed around the inside of vehicles. When injuries are serious, like a broken arm, deep cuts, or brain trauma, victims often see a better outcome when they have a Bakersfield Car Accident Lawyer represent them.
When injuries are serious, and medical bills skyrocket, insurance adjusters commonly pull out all insurance tactics to try to limit what you receive. They’ll attempt to pin the blame for the accident on you. They can also question the seriousness of your injuries, even say that you have pre-existing injuries, so they can offer you as little as possible.
Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers arrives to save the day and safeguard your case. We fully investigate what happened. We secure solid evidence such as witness testimony, accident reports, and accident reconstruction data. Then we demand the maximum in support possible for your recovery. This is often far more than you could win by taking on a giant insurer yourself.
Rollover Accident Hazards on Bakersfield Highways
Traffic levels and speeds can reach hazardous levels on a daily basis in Bakersfield. The rush hours on busy routes like Route 58 or Ming Avenue can see careless drivers make blind lane changes or race through an intersection after a light has turned red.
The collisions that occur could send a vehicle toppling over, or send it off the road, where a change in roadway levels can cause a rollover.
For the victims inside, rollover accidents often first involve a collision outside the vehicle, and then multiple impacts inside the vehicle. Occupants, both with seat belts on and off, absorb powerful blows from car doors, windows, dashboards, flying debris, steering wheels, and even with other people.
A dangerous tumble might send victims into the roof of the vehicle. A seat belt might keep them from falling, but even a strained seat belt can cause injuries.
Rollovers are not just seen in movie stunts. They occur every year in Bakersfield.
- Bakersfield recorded 30 injury collisions involving an overturned vehicle in 2024, with thankfully no fatalities recorded. Unfortunately, 2023 proved much more deadly. The city saw 23 injury accidents involving a rollover, resulting in at least 3 deaths. That’s according to California’s Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS).
After a frightening rollover accident, you could end up at Adventist Health Bakersfield. Your injuries might require care that goes beyond a night in an emergency room. But insurers may try to give you a settlement that assumes your injuries and pain will be gone in a week.
What Is Compensated in a Rollover Accident Claim?
Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Bakersfield works with your doctors to determine how much in support you’ll need and for how long. Then your attorney checks over each insurance settlement offer to see that it covers the entire length of your recovery.
It should last until you are fully healed!
There are economic and non-economic damages that must be covered in your settlement:
- Coverage for all current hospital and physical therapy bills and those to come.
- The cost of long-term care when victims suffer a permanent physical disability in a rollover collision.
- Money for vehicle repairs or replacement.
- Travel costs when visiting doctors and specialists outside of Bakersfield.
- Support for the paychecks that victims lose while unable to go to work.
- Support for pain and suffering, including emotional trauma caused by a frightening impact and by the challenges that every recovery brings.
- Support for the loss of enjoyment of life, including having to avoid their favorite hobbies and being unable to participate in family activities.
Can Families Seek Support After Losing a Loved One in a Rollover Accident?
Yes. Families can seek justice and financial support for the future through a wrongful death claim.
They should receive help in covering funeral bills and any remaining medical bills. Close relatives, like a spouse or children, must also receive help in replacing the income the victim may have supported the family with.
The emotional toll a fatality takes on a family must also earn support. That can include the loss of care and love that the family must do without. It can also include consideration for the lost moments in the future with a loved one, such as birthdays, weddings, and the birth of children and grandchildren.
A Bakersfield Wrongful Death Lawyer can force insurers to do the right thing and fully support families. A skilled lawyer can handle the frustrating process while providing as little disruption to a grieving family as possible.
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports on a decade of data that showed rollover crashes were the most deadly of all types of crashes. They found that rollover crashes made up around 20% of all fatal crashes in the U.S.
We Back Your Case with Powerful Evidence and Fight to Earn You More
If you have a serious injury in a scary rollover crash, and a reckless driver caused your accident, contact us to schedule a free consultation. It’s a confidential, no-obligation review of your case with a real, local attorney.
Your full recovery becomes our number one mission. We don’t stop fighting until you are 100% healed and have the money you need to restore your normal life.
Don’t Stress About How You’ll Afford a Lawyer: If you end up needing our help to earn more for your case, you don’t have to worry about how you’ll get us paid. We don’t charge anything up front, and we only get paid if we win your case for you. Then our attorney’s fee comes out of the settlement check that an insurance company writes for you.