Boating Accidents

Attorney Representing People Injured in Boat Crashes

Serving Injured clients in Beaver, Allegheny, Butler and Lawrence Counties and Other Areas of Western Pennsylvania

Opportunities to enjoy boating and water sports in the Beaver County and Western Pennsylvania area are plentiful with Lake Erie, Conneaut Lake, the Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela Rivers all well within driving distance. However, plentiful opportunities also exist for boating accidents and injuries. If you have been hurt in a boating or jet ski accident, call a lawyer at the law offices of Palmieri & Matvey.

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Attorney for boating and Jet Ski accident injuries.

As a full-service personal injury law firm, we see hundreds of cases where people have suffered from accidents of all kinds. In relation to water activities, we have seen cases of people injured by jet skis, motorboats and we have seen injuries sustained by water skiers. Boating accidents can happen a variety of ways. Collisions between water craft can occur, people can be thrown from a boat due to operator error, and people skiing can be injured. Inexperienced jet ski drivers can and have caused serious crashes in our area. If you have been injured on a local body of water, your first call should be to the police. Most likely a Pennsylvania Fish Commission officer will respond, investigate, and document the crash. It is important to seek medical attention and when able to, call attorney Thomas R. Matvey.

When you choose Attorney Matvey, you can focus your attention on healing and recovery. As your lawyer and legal team, we will direct our attention to working with the insurance companies and fighting for your compensation. If we cannot settle your case for a fair value, we can file suit to pursue your claim in court. If we have to sue for damages, we will guide you through the court system and ensure that your rights are protected in your lawsuit.

Contact Attorney Matvey today at 724-774-0999 to discuss your accident case.

Boating Accident Information

2007 Boating Accident Statistics

Source: US Coast Guard: http://www.uscgboating.org/statistics/accident_stats.htm

		Vessels	Drowning	Other	Total	Total
	Accidents	Involved	Deaths	Deaths	Deaths	Injuries
All Accident Types	5191	6932	476	209	685	3673
Capsizing	398	428	187	17	204	284
Carbon Monoxide Exposure	14	14	1	6	7	40
Collision with Fixed Object	558	662	11	24	35	389
Collision with Floating object	143	185	1	3	4	97
Collision with Vessel	1329	2701	9	57	66	953
Departed Vessel	69	81	33	0	33	35
Ejected from Vessel	120	136	13	12	25	107
Electrocution	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fall in Vessel	211	221	1	0	1	229
fall on Vessel	10	10	0	0	0	10
Falls Overboard	485	501	169	39	208	312
Fire/Explosion (fuel)	113	125	0	3	3	63
Fire/Explosion (non-fuel)	93	107	0	0	0	19
Fire/Explosion (Unknown origin)	16	18	0	0	0	12
Flooding/Swamping	285	293	30	5	35	71
Grounding	324	331	2	2	4	228
Sinking	84	86	6	1	7	9
Skier Mishap	492	509	4	7	11	502
Struck by Vessel	83	126	2	7	9	78
Struck by Motor/Propeller	80	88	0	7	7	75
Struck Submerged Object	157	158	3	1	4	58
Other	111	134	3	12	15	98
Unknown	16	18	1	6	7	4

From offices in Center Township, Aliquippa, law offices of Palmieri & Matvey, P.C. serves the personal injury and estate administration needs of Western and Southwestern Pennsylvania including the communities of Aliquippa, Center Twp, Beaver, Ambridge, Baden, Beaver Falls, Bridgewater, Chippewa Twp, Conway, Coraopolis, Cranberry Twp, Economy, Ellwood City, Freedom, Harmony, Hopewell, Leetsdale, Midland, Monaca, Moon Twp, New Brighton, New Castle, Patterson Twp, Pittsburgh, Rochester, Shippingport and Vanport; as well as Beaver County, Allegheny County, Washington County, Butler County and Lawrence County and other areas of Western PA.