Deadly Passenger Van Crash in California's Wine Country

Passenger vans are often used to transport vineyard or field workers to and from different locations.  The vans are often older and some may even lack seat belts for the passengers.  Rural roads are often only two lanes; one in each direction.  Major accidents are usually the result of head on collisions or one driver losing control on the narrow road and being unable to recover.  Death and catastrophic injury are the frequent result either due to a lack of seat belts (or other passenger restraint devices) or due to roof crush in the vehicle which happens when the van flips over.  When the roof deforms, windows can break and passengers are ejected during the roll. These crashes can also occur due to an employer who fails to properly service the van's brakes, tires or general mechanical condition. 

Another crash occurred today in California's Sonoma County http://www.ktvu.com/news/24498368/detail.html killing one person and injuring three.  The passenger who was ejected was pronounced dead at the scene.

Shea & Shea is a nationally recognized personal injury law firm located in San Jose, California, with extensive experience in multi-passenger accidents involving passenger vans, tour vehicles and bus crashes.  Currently the firm is representing several passengers who were killed or severely injured in an October 2008 bus crash in Colusa, California.  These crashes on rural roads can result in injuries to drivers and passengers in single, or multi-vehicle accidents.  Head on crashes and roll over crashes can result in wrongful death, brain injury, spinal cord injury and other serious and catastrophic injuries.  Since 1966, Shea & Shea have successfully represented the seriously injured and their families in both state and federal courts.   To learn more, visit us at www.Shea-Shea.com or telephone 888-989-SHEA