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Roof Crush

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            Chevrolet Truck Roof Crush & Roof Failure

      Chevy trucks like most pickup trucks can rollover often roof failure or roof crush from the weight of the truck onto the undersized and weak roof pillars and roof supports. Drivers of Chevy Silverado trucks, Suburban, Z-71's, Colorado, C1500, C2500 and C3500 trucks when faced with a sudden accident or braking avoidance can end up over-steering and losing of control of the truck. Also when the truck experiences a sudden tire blowout or tread separation, the driver can often lose control and roll over on the highway resulting in massive roof crush and roof supports failure, airbags not activating and seatbelt not protecting the passengers.

      In roof failures and roof crushes, often severe spinal cord injuries, closed head injuries, partial ejections, suffocation and even death can occur. If you or a loved one have been seriously injured in a Chevrolet SUV or Chevy truck rollover then call and talk to a Board Certified Trial Lawyer. We can help find, buy and preserve the vehicle and tires and start an accident scene investigation.   

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Designing vehicles with stronger roofs padded or cushioned interiors, airbags, side curtain airbags, better seatbelts, but the best device has been the addition of the  Electronic Stability Control (ESC) or rollover computer to help prevent vehicles from losing control and rolling over in the first place.

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Injuries from a rollover type of roof crush are usually severe and often fatal. When the roof crushes the occupant's head and spinal cord are the first to be impacted and loaded resulting in closed head injuries, paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia, suffocation, amputations & deaths. 

Roof crush failures can be mild to severe. There are four main types of roof crush deformations patterns:

  • Cathedral Roof Collapse
  • Shearing - Sideway Movement
  • M Shaped & FMVSS216 Test

Each of these collapses present different types of potential injuries.

  Types of Failures         Roof Crush Injuries