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School Van Accident Lawsuit Information, Defective
Preschool Van Rollover Crash Lawsuit Information,
Student Van Crash Lawsuit Information, Deadly Nursing Home Shuttle Crash
Lawsuit Information, Preschool Van Accident Lawsuit Information,
Fatal Church Van Accident Lawsuit Information, and Fatal
School Van
Crash Rollover Lawsuit Information
by Texas Fatal School Van Accident
Lawyer Jason S. Coomer
School
activity, preschool, nursery school, church, and private
school transportation should be safe to protect children
from unnecessary serious harm. However, many private
schools, preschools, after school activities, and churches
are using unsafe vans and shuttles to transport children.
Even worse some of these dangerous private school
vans, preschool vans, and church vans are not properly
maintained or are driven by unsafe drivers that make the
transportation even more unsafe for children. If your
child is being transported in a preschool passenger van,
private school passenger van, or church passenger van, it is
important to investigate what safety precautions are being
used to protect your child for serious injury.
If your
child was in a serious private school van accident,
preschool van accident, or church van wreck, feel free to
submit an
inquiry or
send an e-mail to Texas
Preschool and School Van Rollover Crash Lawyer Jason Coomer.
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Some School Vans, Preschool Vans, Nursing
Home Vans, and other shuttles are unsafe for transporting
children and other passengers. Fifteen-passenger vans,
that are used by some preschools, schools, and nursing
homes, were originally
designed to haul cargo and not human passengers.
Therefore many of these passenger vans lack basic safety features that are
standard in other vehicles. In fact, studies have shown
that fifteen-passenger vans are unstable and
unsafe. These passenger vans are three times more
likely to flip and roll when they are fully loaded.
Some consider these passenger vans to be rolling death
traps and unsuitable for human transport. In fact,
Federal law prohibits the use of 15 passenger vans for
school related transport of high school age and younger
students.
Further, some private schools, nursery
schools, preschools, hospitals, nursing homes, and churches
use poorly maintained passenger vans that are extremely
dangerous and can cause rollover crashes, rollover
accidents, and rollover wrecks that can kill passengers as
well as cause catastrophic injuries.
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Preschool Van Rollover Crash Lawsuit Information,
Student Van Crash Lawsuit Information, Deadly Nursing Home Shuttle Crash
Lawsuit Information, Preschool Van Accident Lawsuit Information,
Fatal Church Van Accident Lawsuit Information, and Fatal
School Van
Crash Rollover Lawsuit Information
Below are some news stories regarding
school van wrecks, church van accidents, and other
passenger van accidents that have caused van passenger
deaths and serious injuries.
Lawsuit filed by family whose child died in 15 passenger van
crash PRESS RELEASE
Oct 22, 2010 at 10:58 AM CST
Fatal Passenger Van Lawyers have filed a
wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of a family whose daughter
was killed on October 3, 2010 when the 1987 Dodge
15-passenger van in which she was a passenger rolled over
several times and crashed. The van became uncontrollable
after the tread on a rear tire separated, causing the tire
to fail. The complaint included allegations of product
liability, failure to warn, negligence and wantonness for
the unsafe conditions of the van and tire. The Defendants
include Chrysler Group, L.L.C., Chrysler Group Vans, L.L.C.,
and R&J Tire Co. Inc. The suit also alleges Phenix
City based, The R & J Tire Company, failed to properly
inspect and sold a Michelin tire that was placed on the van,
which later blew out in the accident.
A spokesman for Chrysler stated prior to
receiving the lawsuit that there's never a good outcome when
vans are overcrowded and passengers fail to wear seatbelts.
He went on to say the vehicle exceeds all federal safety
standards and has an excellent safety record.
September 30, 2010
A mother whose son died in a
15-passenger van crash has launched a national, class-action
lawsuit against the Ford Motor Co., the van's manufacturer,
that seeks compensation for all Canadians who purchased the
controversial vans, or whose relatives were killed or
injured in them.
A 26-year-old
musician from Vancouver, was killed on September 2008 when
the 15-seat, Ford E-series van in which he was travelling
rolled at high speed off the Trans-Canada Highway in
Manitoba. His mother
has hired high-profile lawyer to handle her
class action against Ford.
The claim seeks repayment of purchase
costs to all Canadian owners of Ford, 15-passenger vans. It
also seeks compensation for Canadian families whose
relatives have been killed or injured in Ford 15-passenger
van accidents.
Those accidents include the infamous crash that
took the lives of seven students and a teacher from a high
school in Bathurst, N.B., in 2008.
The families of people that were killed
in these fatal 15-passenger Ford van rollover accidents, have teamed up to lobby the
provincial and federal governments to ban 15-seat vans for
the purposes of transporting schoolchildren in Canada. Although similar bans are in place in the
United States, only Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec
forbid schools from using 15-passenger vans to transport
students in those provinces.
A Postmedia News investigation last year
showed that almost 20 per cent of Canada's school districts
still use 15-seat vans to transport students, mostly to
off-site sports and other extracurricular events.
Fifteen-passenger vans have been labeled
"death traps on wheels" by the Safety Forum, a U.S. consumer
watchdog agency. Originally designed as cargo vans, they
were converted for passenger use decades ago, but have not
been fitted with the standard safety features and
emergency-handling characteristics of cars, minivans and
school buses.
Ford is the subject of this defective
15-passenger van lawsuit in Canada. This lawsuit
arises out of multiple fatal crashes that have taken the
lives of several people. For more information Ford
Lawsuits, please go to the following web page,
Ford Rollover Crash
Lawsuits and Defective Vehicle Lawsuits.
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The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration urges users of 15-passenger
vans to take specific steps to keep occupants safe. Two
recent fatal church van crashes, in New York and Georgia, involving
15-passenger vans that rolled over and resulted in 10
deaths give urgency to this reminder.
The agency warns that tire
maintenance is paramount to preventing tragedies, such
as these recent rollover crashes, from occurring. Users
of 15-passenger vans need to make sure the vehicles have
appropriately-sized tires that are properly inflated
before every trip. The agency also points out that tires
degrade over time. For this reason, NHTSA recommends
that spare tires not be used as replacements for worn
tires. In fact, many tire manufacturers recommend that
tires older than 10 years not be used at all.
NHTSA said that it is directing this
advisory to church groups, other non-profit
organizations and colleges that may be keeping older
15-passenger vans in service longer than usual because
of tight transportation budgets. Pre-primary, primary
and secondary schools should not use 15-passenger vans
for transporting school children, as they do not provide
the same level of safety as school buses. It is also
against federal law for schools to buy new 15-passenger
vans for school transportation purposes.
Here are some safety tips for anyone
planning a trip in 15-passenger vans:
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If you are an owner, make sure
the vehicle is properly maintained.
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Owners should make sure drivers
are fully trained and experienced in operating a
15-passenger van and are properly licensed.
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15-passenger vans are very
sensitive to loading and should not be overloaded
under any circumstances. Agency research shows
overloading not only increases rollover risk but
makes the vehicle more unstable in any handling
maneuvers.
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Owners should make sure that
properly sized tires are being used on their
vehicles.
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Before every trip, drivers should
check the tires for proper inflation, and make sure
there are no signs of wear. Correct tire size and
inflation pressure information can be found in the
owner’s manual.
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If you are a passenger, make sure
you buckle up for every trip.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) has the authority to regulate the
first sale or lease of a new vehicle by a dealer. Our
statute at 49 U.S.C. §30112 requires any person selling
or leasing a new vehicle to sell or lease a vehicle that
meets all applicable standards. Under our regulations, a
"bus" is any vehicle, including a van, that has a
seating capacity of 11 persons or more. Our statute
defines a "school bus" as any bus which is likely to be
"used significantly" to transport "preprimary, primary,
and secondary" students to or from school or related
events (emphasis added). 49 U.S.C. §30125. A 12
to15-passenger van that is likely to be used
significantly to transport students is a "school bus."
If the new bus is sold or leased to
transport students (e.g., leased on a regular or
long-term basis), it is a "school bus" and must meet
NHTSA's school bus standards. Conventional 12
to15-passenger vans are not certified as doing so, and
thus cannot be sold or leased, as new vehicles, to carry
students on a regular basis.
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As a Texas Fatal School Van Crash
Lawyer, Jason Coomer, works on Texas Fatal School,
Preschool, and Church
Truck, SUV, Car, and Van Accident Lawsuits
involving serious injuries and fatal automobile collisions all over
the State of Texas and throughout the United States. In working on Texas
Fatal Church, Preschool, and School Van Accident
Law Suits, Jason Coomer commonly works with other Church,
Preschool, and Private School Passenger Van Accident Lawyers throughout Texas and the United States including Houston Fatal
Private School Passenger Van Accident Lawyers, Dallas Fatal
Preschool Van
Accident Lawyers, El Paso Defective Passenger Van Accident Lawyers, and San Antonio Fatal
Passenger Van Accident Lawyers.
In working with other
Defective Passenger Van Lawyers, he is able to more
efficiently investigate and litigate catastrophic injury and
fatal automobile crash and deadly van wreck lawsuits that
are caused by defective automobile design or parts.
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Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
set minimum performance requirements for those vehicle parts
that protect drivers and passengers from death or serious
injury in the event of a crash (air bags, safety belts,
child restraints, energy absorbing steering columns,
motorcycle helmets). These vehicle performance
requirements, defective automobile crashworthiness lawsuits,
manufacturer safety policies, and the investigation efforts
of the
The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration are important to identify unsafe
vehicles with defective airbags, defective seat belts,
defective child restraints, defective roof design, defective
designs that cause vehicle fires, and defective designs that
cause vehicle rollovers.
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Fifteen-passenger vans were originally
designed to haul cargo, not human passengers and as such,
15-passenger vans lack basic safety features that are
standard in other vehicles. In fact, studies have show
that fifteen-passenger vans are inheritantly unstable and
unsafe. These 15-passenger vans are three times more
likely to flip and roll when they are fully loaded.
Some consider these 15 passenger vans to be rolling death
traps and unsuitable for human transport. In fact,
Federal law prohibits the use of 15 passenger vans for
school related transport of high school age and younger
students.
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Private School Van Wreck Lawsuit & Texas Church Van
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As a Texas Private School Van
Accident
Lawyer, Jason Coomer, works on Private School Van Wreck,
Preschool Van Accident, and
Church Van Wreck Lawsuits
involving serious injuries and deadly van collisions all over
the State of Texas and throughout the United States. In working on
Fatal Private School Van Accident
Lawsuits, Jason Coomer commonly works with other Private
School and Church Van Accident Lawyers throughout Texas and the United States including Houston Fatal
Church Van Wreck Lawyers, Dallas Deadly Preschool Van
Collision Lawyers, El Paso School Shuttle Crash Lawyers, and San Antonio Fatal
Van Wreck Lawyers.
In working with other
Church, Nursing Home, and Private School Van Crash Lawyers, he is able to more
efficiently investigate and litigate catastrophic injury and
fatal automobile crash and deadly van wreck lawsuits that
are caused by defective automobile design or parts.
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Van Rollover Crash Lawyer,
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Texas Deadly School Van Accident Lawyer, Jason S. Coomer, helps
individuals that have been seriously injured and the
families of people that have been killed as a result of
negligent preschools, negligent private schools,
negligent nursery schools, negligent churches, careless
preschool bus drivers, careless private school shuttle drivers, and improper
maintenance on travel vans.
If you have a question about a fatal church or school van
accident lawsuit or
a preschool van rollover wreck lawsuit,
contact
feel free to contact Texas
School Van Accident Lawyer Jason Coomer.
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