INJURIES FREQUENTLY OCCUR WHEN CAR IS NOT IN TRAFFIC
When we think of someone getting injured in or around a car, we usually assume it is while the car was out on the road. That is not always the case. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) has collected details regarding nontraffic crashes nationwide in its Not-in-Traffic Surveillance System. The data shows:
- An annual total of 1,747 fatalities and 841,000 injuries are due to nontraffic crashes and noncrash incidents.
- Nearly 150,000 people a year are injured by a closing car door.
- Nearly 10,000 people a year are seriously injured when using a jack or another type of hoist.
- 74,000 people a year are injured by a falling vehicle or vehicle part.
- 743,000 injuries happened from noncrash incidents such as hyperthermia and electrocution.
- 88,000 injuries annually are due to overexertion (loading and unloading cargo or pushing a disabled vehicle).
- One-third of the nontraffic crash injuries involved pedestrians and cyclists.
- 14% of the injuries involved accidentally backing over someone.
Please contact the Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll for legal assistance if you or a loved one have been involved in a car crash.
