South Florida SUV Accident: SUV Crashes through Hialeah Adult Daycare Window
A large SUV smashed through the front window of a Hialeah adult daycare center on Jan. 6. Two elderly persons were treated at the scene for minor injuries and another two were sent to the hospital, one with lacerations and another with a shoulder injury. Police in Hialeah Florida are investigating the cause of this South Florida SUV crash.
While SUV manufacturers claim these motor vehicles are safer than regular passenger cars due to their sheer size, the truth is their bulk and power can be hard for some drivers to handle, as may have occurred in this case. Luckily here, the injuries were not fatal and there were no pedestrians hit in this SUV accident. This is not always the case in a Florida SUV accident when the driver loses control of such a large, powerful vehicle.
SUVs are often in the news because of rollover accidents or accidents caused by under inflated or defective tires.
While you may feel safe in your big SUV, consider these sobering statistics from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety:
- In 2006, 43 percent of car occupant deaths occurred in single-vehicle crashes and 57 percent occurred in multiple vehicle crashes. But for sport utility vehicles, single-vehicle crashes amounted to 65 percent of crashes involving SUVs. That means if you're driving an SUV, you are more likely to be in a fatal single-vehicle accident than if you're driving a car.
- A total of 8,062 SUV occupants died in accidents in 2006.
- Since 1975, car occupant deaths have declined 31 percent, while pickup truck occupant deaths have risen 55 percent and SUV occupant deaths are more than 10 times as high.
Remember, a car is a weapon. And an SUV is doubly loaded. A Florida car accident lawyer can help you learn your rights if you and your car or SUV are involved in an accident in South Florida. Whatever you drive, please drive defensively on South Florida's highways, city streets, and suburban roads.
SUV smashes through front of Hialeah adult day-care center MiamiHerald.com Jan. 6, 2009
Related Web Resources
Georgia.gov: SUV Rollover Accident and Death Statistics
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: Crash Testing & Highway Safety
