Injuries occur most often when passengers fall out of a moving cart after the driver makes a sharp turn without warning. Why? The “open air” design of a golf cart and its lack of safety mechanisms such as seat belts provides very little support for passengers. Additionally, the rear-facing seats on the back of the cart do nothing to prevent someone from being ejected during bumps or sharp turns. Not only can golf cart accidents lead to injuries and death, they can also lead to litigation.
A confidential settlement has been reached in a 2015 lawsuit that was filed after a 75-year-old man who died following a brain injury after falling from a golf cart at an apartment complex.
The deceased man and his wife had recently moved from Alaska to Texas to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Searching for a new apartment, a leasing agent offered to show the couple a few different model apartments using the property’s golf cart, which was frequently used to travel within the apartment complex. The woman sat in the front seat with the leasing agent while her husband sat in the rear seat. The leasing agent reversed the golf cart and began driving towards one of the property’s gates, when suddenly and without warning, she made an unexpected tight left turn. With no seat belts or hand-holds for the back seat and carrying an umbrella in one hand, the man was thrown from the cart, according to the lawsuit. He struck his head on the pavement, suffering brain injuries that ultimately led to his death eight days later.
The lawsuit alleged that the employee acted in negligence when she did not forewarn the visitors about the missing safety features of the golf cart and for driving recklessly, resulting in the man’s death. The family sought $1 million in damages; the final settlement amount has not been disclosed. The apartment complex has since added seat belts to the golf cart and changed its safety and training policies, said the plaintiff’s attorney.
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