When North Florida (Jacksonville, Orange Park, and Jacksonville Beach) car accidents occur, there are inherent risks for everyone involved. One of the factors that increase the risk of injury or death to a person involved in a car accident is ejection. People who are ejected from their vehicle during an accident are three times more likely to die as a result, according to the National Highway safety Transportation Administration.
Detective Darrell Edmonds of the Traffic Homicide Unit in Jacksonville, Florida said that a woman was ejected from a white Cadillac the morning of Memorial Day. Edmonds said that the car was heading southbound on Old Kings Road when the driver swerved and over-corrected. The car rolled over, and the 37-year-old woman passenger was ejected. She sadly died at the scene. The driver was uninjured.
Injuries that result from ejection can be catastrophic. They may include bone fractures, amputated limbs, scaring, disfigurement, head injury, traumatic brain injury, neck injury, spinal cord injury or death. Ejection from a vehicle during an accident is most likely caused by not wearing a seatbelt, seatbelt wear or defects, defective doors or windows, or weak roofs/sunroofs. For more information on this topic, see woman killed after being ejected in Northwest Jacksonville crash.
If you or a family member has been ejected from a vehicle during a car accident, and sustained serious injuries or even death as a result, you may be entitled to compensation. Contact a local Jacksonville attorney at Wood, Atter, & Wolf to discuss your potential claim.