Backover vehicle accidents Backover vehicle accidents refer to those accidents in which a vehicle reverses over an unnoticed person. Such accidents are usually happening off public roads, such as for example in parking lots or on private property. Unfortunately, in these accidents, there are usually involved children or old persons and they are also very likely to involve people from the same family. Backover vehicle accidents happen when the driver reverses his or her vehicle into or over a person whom he or she didn’t see. What is worse about these accidents is that although the speed is usually low, they produce severe injuries and can even cause the death of the person injured. Common and dangerous Mainly overlooked by people, backover …show more content…
The film was called "Daddy's Gone A-Hunting" and it presented the horror joke that a man played on his wife, placing a doll under her car’s rear wheel, making her think she backed-up over her own child. While that was only a movie, unfortunately such accidents do happen in real life and they can involve serious injuries. While backover car accidents are very likely to happen, the driver involved in such accidents has no excuse. Any Missouri car accident lawyer would recommend that the driver should drive carefully and pay maximum attention while driving, even from the moment he or she starts moving the vehicle. Additionally, drivers are advised to acknowledge that even reversing their vehicle in the parking lot or on the private driveway can lead to an accident, when not paying attention. Backover car accidents are included in a category called non-traffic backover accidents. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it is estimated that every year, there are about 17000 injuries and 228 deaths in the US caused by backover vehicle accidents. Most of the victims are young children or elderly people and some of the most common injuries