The attorneys at Strick Injury Law and Mediation are experience with guardrail injuries. The ET-Plus guardrail has been under the lens of public scrutiny for months. Trinity Industries, the manufacturer of the guardrail, was found to have defrauded the federal government and fined by a Texas court. Hundreds of allegations against the company arose, with many claiming their car accidents were made worse by the ET-Plus malfunctioning.
Ideally, guardrail end terminals work to make car crashes safer. They’re designed to bend backwards – think of a bendy straw, flexible and compact – to bring vehicles to a safe stop along roads and highways. Instead, the ET-Plus has been known to spear cars, piercing the front and crashing through the foot wells below steering wheels. Tragically, this has resulted in deaths among some, amputated limbs among others.
Though the Federal Highway Administration has ordered a series of crash tests to better understand how these ET-Plus guardrails might be malfunctioning, the models are still found on the roads in 49 states. Only Virginia has begun plans to remove the ET-Plus from their streets, though actual removal has not yet started. Installation of the guardrail has been banned in more than 30 states, pending the results of the crash tests.
A common type of guardrail made by Trinity Industries is responsible for at least 4 deaths and 9 injuries, according to lawsuits filed around the country. These complaints allege that a design modification made to an end terminal causes the guardrail to lock up on impact and spear oncoming vehicles and their passengers.
Free Trinity Guardrail Lawsuit Evaluation: If you or a loved one has been injured in a highway guardrail crash, you should contact our law firm immediately. You may be entitled to compensation by filing a lawsuit and we can help. We are evaluating cases and will accept new guardrail injury and death cases throughout the country.
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