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A Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputy was injured after a rollover accident with a vehicle in Loxahatchee last month. The accident, which involved a car and the pickup truck which the deputy was driving, left one other person injured with non life-threatening injuries.

Statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that 21.4 percent of fatal crashes in 2009 in the U.S involved at least one vehicle rolling over. Utility vehicles had the highest rollover rates in deadly crashes (32.3%) and in accidents involving injuries (9.3%). Pickup trucks had the highest rollover rate in accidents involving property damage only (2.3%).

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Palm Beach County- An SUV rollover accident has resulted in the death of a teenage boy. The accident, which happened shortly before 9pm on Sunday, September 25, 2011, involved a Ford SUV, which veered off I-95 and rolled over, ejecting 16-year-old David Benitez and 14-year-old Donia Otano. Two cars hit Benitez, and killed him, after he was ejected from the SUV. The SUV was driven by 39-year-old Hialeah resident Midialia Otano Rodriguez, who along with two other passengers, were in critical condition. A sixth passenger had minor injuries. The cause of this accident is currently being investigated.

The latest accident statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicate that in 2009, a total of 8,267 people were killed in rollover accidents in cars and light trucks including utility trucks, pickup trucks, and vans in the U.S. According to the report, out of the 4,091 people killed in utility trucks in 2009, 56% (2,294) were killed in rollover accidents.

The Coral Springs personal injury lawyers at Law Offices Cytryn & Velazquez understand that you may have many legal questions after an accident. Frequently asked questions include:

Do I need a lawyer after an accident?
Should I try dealing with the insurance company on my own?
Can you help me with property damage?
Am I entitled to a rental if my car is damaged?
How much is my case worth?

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A Lauderhill resident was involved in a rollover car accident in late July near the Forest Hill Boulevard exit on I-95. 17-year-old Jasmin Gonzalez lost control of her Chevy Cobalt, which rolled over and landed in a canal off I-95. Six motorists, from Palm Beach and Broward Counties, helped rescue the teen, who thankfully suffered only minor injuries from the accident.

Coral Springs car accident lawyers are familiar with rollover accident statistics. One source of rollover statistics comes from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (iihs.org), which state that in 2009, 8,296 people died in rollover accidents in passenger vehicles in the U.S. More than 75 percent of deadly rollover accidents are single-vehicle accidents.

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A rollover accident on the Florida Turnpike near the Lake Worth Road exit on August 11, 2011, has injured two people. After the accident, witnesses helped rotate the overturned Nissan Versa to its upright position. Two men were injured inside the vehicle, and one woman was able to get out of the car. It is not known at this time whether a semitrailer and dump truck that were sitting on the roadside close to the scene were involved in the accident.

As Coral Springs car accident lawyers, we are familiar with rollover accident statistics. We know that rollover accidents most commonly occur in SUVs, but they can also happen in other types of vehicles such as cars. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), utility vehicles had the largest percentage - 32.3%--of rollovers in deadly accidents in the U.S. in 2009, compared with 16.4% of cars involved in deadly rollover accidents.

If you have been involved in an accident, you may have questions like the ones our clients typically ask us during their free initial consultation. These questions include:

• What's my case worth?
• How much will it cost to hire a lawyer?
• Do I need a lawyer to handle my case?

After an accident, it is important to speak with an experienced car accident lawyer in order to protect your rights and answer your questions. Call the personal injury lawyers at Law Offices Cytryn & Velazquez today for a free consultation at 954-255-7000 or toll-free at 1-877-853-7466.

Our office is located in the Morgan Stanley building on University Drive in Coral Springs. If you are unable to meet us at our office, we will visit you at your home or hospital. We provide legal services to people all around South Florida, including Lake Worth, Tamarac, Pembroke Pines, Fort Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, and Miami.

Ryan Hutson, Esq. is a Coral Springs injury attorney at Law Offices Cytryn and Velazquez, P.A.

The founder of our law firm, Dan Irving Cytryn, is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer who has been handling car accident cases for 30 years in South Florida. He has received a 10.0 rating on Avvo, a lawyer rating service, which is the highest rating given for a lawyer. He is also rated the highest ability and ethics rating, "AV", by Martindale Hubbell, a company rating lawyers for more than 100 years.

As the busy summer travel season approaches, and with Memorial Day weekend around the corner, it is a good time to discuss the importance of checking one's tire conditions in order to prevent tire blowouts. As the Sun Sentinel reports, two recent car accidents involving tire blowouts bring awareness as to how dangerous - and preventable - tire blowouts are.

The first, which occurred two weeks ago, involved a family that was injured when a tire on their SUV blew out on I-95, causing the vehicle to roll over. The second occurred the very next day, where a tire blowout led to the death of a woman on the Turnpike.

According to tire manufacturer statistics, each year, about 535 deaths and 23,000 car crashes are caused by tire blowouts. As Coral Springs car accident lawyers, we feel it is necessary for Florida drivers, as well as tourists visiting Florida and who will be driving on Florida's roads to be informed on tire blowouts. Below are some of the common causes of tire blowouts and also helpful tips on how to prevent it from happening:

Excessive Wear
Inspect your tires on a regular basis to make sure they are in good condition and that there is enough tread. The website tirerack.com offers specific information on measuring the tread on your tires to make sure they are safe to drive.

Overinflated and Underinflated Tires
A tire that is overinflated causes a car to become unstable. A tire that is underinflated can lead to extreme heat inside the tire, causing a blowout. Make sure to check your tire pressure often. The Florida Highway Patrol recommends drivers check their tires before each car ride. Keep a tire pressure gauge in your car and make it a habit to check your tire pressure.

Heat
Florida is well known for its high temperatures year round. A tire is more likely to rupture in hot temperatures, making Florida's roads very susceptible to tire blowouts. Low tire pressure and heat can be a deadly combination (see above).

Overloading
Busy travel weekends such as Memorial Day mean heavier loads in people's vehicles. Carrying too much weight in your car puts extra strain on your tires. Check your vehicle manufacturer's maximum weight limit, typically found on a placard on the driver's side door.

Defective Tires
In some cases, a tire blowout is caused by a defect in tire manufacture. A personal injury lawyer with experience handling products liability cases will fight for your rights and hold the tire manufacturer accountable for their defective product.

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Tire blowouts are linked to thousands of car accidents and hundreds of deaths each year. Last week in Broward County, on May 13, 2011, a Margate man and his passenger were critically injured in a tire blowout that resulted in a rollover car accident on I-75.

While a tire blowout cannot always be prevented, one should make it a habit to check their tires periodically to make sure they have enough tread. According to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) recommendations, drivers should check the pressure on their tires every time before driving. In addition, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has compiled safety tips to avoid a tire blowout.

Our Coral Springs personal injury lawyers are curently handling a case where a tire blew out on a vehicle on the highway, resulting in a collision with another vehicle. The individual we represent was then unable to avoid one of the vehicles that was stopped on the highway due to the blowout.

We are investigating two aspects of that case. First: whether the vehicle on the highway could and should have moved out of the way, as required by Florida statute, if the vehicle was able to do so, and second: whether the vehicle, whose tire blewout, failed to maintain proper equipment, also a violation of the Florida statutes.

Unfortunately for our client, he sustained very serious injuries in his car accident.

Other avenues to investigate in these tire blowout cases are whether the tire itself was defective. There have been numerous successful tire blowout cases against tire manufacturers throughout the country. These types of cases fall under the product liability category. As product liability lawyers, we help people who are involved in product liability cases against vehicle manufacturers.

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