ATV And Boat Accidents

Phoenix, Arizona, ATV and Boat Accident Lawyers

Four-wheelers, motocross bikes, and other all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are by design unstable and sensitive. Yet these recreational vehicles, along with speedboats and jet-skis, are heavily marketed to the adventurous. A commercial may show a MotoX rider flying across a chasm and continuing up a steep slope, following by a drab, small-print notice stating that such stunts are to be performed by professionals only.

Attorneys at our Phoenix, Arizona, personal injury firm, Alex & Gaxiola, have seen the tragic results of ATV and boating accidents. All-terrain vehicle accidents often result in serious or fatal head and neck injuries, or permanently disabling knee or foot injuries. Boating accidents, including falls overboard, collisions, and water-ski accidents, often result in drowning, quadriplegia, or paraplegia.

Three hundred people die in ATV, or all-terrain vehicle, accidents every year in the United States. The majority of these deaths are caused by head and spinal cord injuries.

Approximately 80% of all boating accident fatalities occurred on vessels where the operator had not received boating safety instruction, and alcohol was involved in 39% of all fatal boating accidents.

It is important, if a member of your family has been injured or killed in a recreational accident, as a passenger, driver, or water-skier, that you hire a lawyer with the right experience immediately.

Contact us to arrange a free consultation with one of our Phoenix lawyers. As your counsel we will immediately take measures to preserve important evidence, enlist the help of accident reconstructionists and other experts in preparing your case, and identify sources of compensation for your loss. As Arizona attorneys, we are located in a prime recreational area, including Lake Powell, Lake Saguaro, Lake Pleasant, and Lake Havasu. We defend the right of our clients to enjoy the outdoors safely.

Were your injuries caused by driver negligence or DUI? Serious ATV or boating accidents can be prevented if proper safety measures are taken and adequate experience and education is attained. You may have a case against an inattentive, inexperienced, or drunk operator of a dune buggy or quad. Our physics and engineering experts will look for scientific proof of careless or reckless operation and excessive speed.

Was the boating, ATV, or 4-wheeler accident the result of defective design or a dangerous after-market modification, such as the wrong tires for the vehicle, a winch or kickstand, or another feature? Our attorneys successfully represented a client who suffered a disabling knee injury when his bike's nerf bar, rather than protecting his foot, trapped it.

In addition to helping a client recover damages for injuries, our lawyers will also assist in the related property damage claim.