Maison Law represents victims injured in golf cart accidents and helps them secure the recovery support they need. If you are hurt after being ejected in an accident caused by another driver or the negligence of a golf course contact a skilled California Golf Cart Accident Lawyer and schedule a free consultation. It’s a no-risk way to determine what your injury is worth and how to hold a negligent driver or business owner responsible.
Golf Cart Ejection Accident Dangers
Golf carts in California are expected to carry no more than 2 passengers. To be classified as golf carts, they aren’t supposed to weigh more than 1,300 lbs. They shouldn’t travel faster than 15 mph. They aren’t generally street-legal and because of this, they aren’t required to have all of the safety features that other motor vehicles include.
That means seatbelts aren’t usually included on golf carts. In any collision, there’s not a lot holding people inside a cart and that risk can lead to devastating injuries. If a golf cart driver must cross a public road to reach another golf fairway, they are at risk of a speeding driver striking a cart. Golf carts usually don’t have airbags or windshields to keep victims inside the vehicle. They can strike the ground with full force and little protection.
A golf course or resort may also contribute to a golf cart ejection injury. Grounds crewmembers may leave obstacles out on a cart path or along the greens that can topple a golf cart and send passengers flying out. These dangerous situations and others leave golf cart passengers injured every year. It’s critical that victims receive the best care available and don’t have to worry about the cost of that care. A California Golf Cart Accident Lawyer safeguards your case from unhelpful insurance companies and makes sure you receive everything needed to recover.
When Do I Need a Golf Cart Accident?
After a golf cart accident that only involves cart damage and/or only minor injuries, you probably won’t need the help of a lawyer to get fair treatment from insurance companies.
However, if you or a loved one are seriously hurt in a collision caused by someone else’s carelessness, you should speak to an attorney about your options. Your lawyer can help you hold another cart driver, a car, truck, or SUV driver, or a negligent golf course owner or operator responsible. This becomes a necessary protection when their insurance adjusters begin to look for ways to limit the support you and your family receive.
You should also contact a lawyer if you are being unjustly accused of causing a golf cart accident. This may be a tactic by an insurance company to get out of paying support to injured victims in need.
Golf Cart Collision Dangers Common Injuries
Golf cart ejection injuries are usually determined by what part of the body of the victim strikes another vehicle or the ground or pavement first. Once a passenger has fallen out of a cart, or even gone airborne, the chances for a traumatic injury go up dramatically.
Victims may come down on their faces, their heads, on a knee. They can also suffer wrist and arm fractures as they instinctively throw out their hands to catch themselves. The dangerous forces are why motorcyclists see reduced severity of injuries when they are wearing helmets. Unfortunately, golf cart passengers generally won’t be wearing helmets to protect their heads and brains in a head-first impact.
These and other ejection injuries are commonly treated by California emergency room doctors:
- Traumatic Brain Injuries – Concussions, memory loss, seizures.
- Neck and Spinal Cord Injuries – Vertebrae damage, mobility issues.
- Fractured Bones – Skull fractures, arm, and leg fractures.
- Broken/Displaced Ribs – Extreme pain when coughing, sneezing, or even laughing. The danger of a broken rib puncturing the lungs.
- Organ Damage.
- Nerve Damage.
- Severe Lacerations to the Face. Broken nose, lost teeth, permanent scaring.
Compensation Available for California Ejection Accident Victims
These severe outcomes make it all the more important that you have a California golf cart accident attorney watching over your case. You may need more than just compensation for an afternoon in the emergency room.
Golf cart collision victims can suffer debilitating injuries. They may not be able to return to work to earn a paycheck to support their families. They may not be able to enjoy their freedom at home without the help of medical equipment and home care.
Victims may require lifelong support from at-fault parties. A lawyer makes sure you don’t sign off on a “lowball” accident settlement offer until the full extent of your needs are totaled and estimated.
Your lawyer would be demanding support for these factors and more:
- All hospital and rehabilitation expenses. Support for any future surgeries deemed necessary.
- Estimated costs associated with a long-term injury or permanent physical disability that is more common with ejection accidents.
- Emotional anguish suffered. The loss of enjoyment of life due to an injury. The loss of consortium (loss of intimacy with a spouse).
- The hardship of dealing with chronic, physical pain.
- Past and future lost wages at work during recovery.
- Property damage.
- Wrongful death benefits. A family who has lost a loved one to someone’s mistake is encouraged to file a wrongful death claim. This claim asks an insurance company for help with funeral costs. It also seeks to replace the income the deceased would have provided the family in the future.
Contact a California Golf Cart Accident Lawyer
After a serious golf cart accident, please rely on a skilled California golf cart accident lawyer to handle your case and protect what’s important to you.
Insurance companies aren’t required to tell you about every benefit available to you. When you aren’t informed of your rights, you can lose out on valuable resources and end up paying for a large chunk of your recovery costs out-of-pocket.
That should never be the case when you are put through such a traumatic accident through no fault of your own. Take advantage of a free case consultation with Maison Law. This case evaluation comes with no obligation to you or your family. Make sure you are treated fairly and receive the support you need to fully recover and get back on your feet and back on a golf course.
