Boat Injury Accidents in Rogers County cause serious harm and sometimes end in wrongful death. Our state’s lakes and rivers may seem to be free from the dangers that the traffic of intersections and roads present for the drivers of automobiles, but boat injury accidents are more common than people think. Out of the 1,427 marine transportation fatalities in the years of 2016-17, 1,359 of those deaths occurred during recreational boating within the U.S. Our firm is aware of the dangers of boating and is here to support those and their families who have been victims of such unfortunate incidents.

Types of Boating Accidents

The most common type of boating accident is collisions from one boat to another. This can happen when one boat strikes another because they got to close or were speeding. Other example include running on to rocks or operating the boat while intoxicated. Other type Boat injury accidents include:

Capsizing and floods

Electrocution

Fire or Explosions

Falling overboard

Oklahoma’s statutes regarding boating safety include certain criminal charges for boating injuries. A person can be guilty of negligent homicide in a boating accident. This happens if the victim dies and his or her death is caused by the negligent boat operator. Section 4210.1.

Proving Liability for Boating Accidents

Just like a car accident, to win a boat injury accident case you’ve got to prove the other person did you wrong. This means that the other boat operator acted negligently or was reckless. To do this you judge that persons behavior against the behavior of a reasonable person. If they act outside of whats reasonable than you can win. An example may be that they’re cruising in their boat at top speed while swimmers are in the water. Or they’re drunk on the lake driving recklessly. Sometimes their insurance company will settle the case. Other times it may require a jury trial to prove they were negligent. Regardless, one thing is for sure. That thing is that the insurance company is not going to jump up and pay you what you’ve got coming. This is when the help of a personal injury attorney is important.

Rogers County Boat Accident Attorneys

If you’ve been in an injury accident we’d love to help you. Our personal injury attorneys have years of experience getting insurance company’s to pay injured people what the accident is worth. You’re entitled to medical treatment and pain and suffering. You’re also entitled to get your boat repaired by a repair facility of your choice. Call and let us do a free case evaluation