This is North Dakota, where ATV and UTV riders have access to thousands of miles of trails through grasslands, river bottoms, and rural routes. In Cass County alone, there are hundreds of miles of these trails.
Unlike drivers and passengers of enclosed vehicles on North Dakota’s roads and highways, ATV and UTV drivers have little to protect them. When something goes wrong, like a rollover or collision, a fun ride can turn into a life-changing injury in moments.
If you were hurt in an ATV or UTV crash in or around Fargo, Lowe Law Group is ready to help.
Your consultation is free. You pay nothing unless we win.
We have data from North Dakota’s Vision Zero Program that gives us the simple facts: In 2024, there were 65 crashes in the state that involved off-highway vehicles. These crashes resulted in 3 deaths and 72 injuries, caused by ejections, rollovers, and even head-on collisions. Severe head injuries were common.
The freedom and exhilaration that come from riding in an open-air vehicle like an ATV or UTV comes at a risk: You don’t have doors, airbags, or a structural frame to protect you from the physical impact of the crash.
A car accident at the same rate of speed may only leave the occupants shaken, but it can leave an ATV/UTV rider with a traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, or much worse.
The contributing factors to ATV and UTV accidents in Fargo and Cass County can vary widely from one to the next. However, there are some common elements that we see time and time again.
It’s important to understand what caused your accident so that you can identify who was responsible. If negligence played a role, you may be eligible for compensation from the at-fault party.
As an ATV and UTV accident attorney in Fargo, these are some of the most common contributing causes to accidents:
There may be additional factors that are not listed here. If you are unsure of how to determine what caused the accident, speaking with a personal injury lawyer in Fargo will help. We can piece together the crash from the evidence available, including your own explanation of what you went through, in order to build a compelling picture about exactly what happened.
One of the most important roles of a side-by-side accident lawyer in Fargo is to identify every party whose negligence contributed to the crash. That’s because North Dakota’s modified comparative fault statute allows multiple parties to be held responsible for one accident. The law recognizes that accidents are rarely so simple as one at-fault party and one victim.
Responsible parties may include:
Identifying liable parties is important because in most situations, each one carries separate insurance coverage. If a claim only identifies one defendant, significant compensation may be left on the table. We make sure that nothing gets overlooked.
Unfortunately, there are very few protections for drivers and passengers of ATVs and UTVs. Severe injuries and fatalities are easily possible with a rollover, collision, or other type of crash. Our team of leading UTV and ATV rollover accident attorneys in Fargo have seen it all.
Common injuries from these accidents include:
Many of these injuries cause months or even years of damage. In addition to emergency medical care after the crash, you will likely need years of medical care, rehabilitation services, and ongoing treatments. This may affect your ability to work, or it may reduce your earning capacity if you are able to return to work at all. Your quality of life after an accident may be permanently impacted.
In especially tragic cases, when a passenger or driver is killed, their loved ones may be eligible to file a wrongful death claim. A Fargo wrongful death lawyer can help you understand your rights if your family member was killed in an ATV crash
You shouldn’t have to become an expert in the rules and regulations of personal injury law just to get compensation after an ATV crash. Working with an ATV and UTV injury law firm in Fargo means that you don’t have to worry about researching liability rules or the specifics of North Dakota law. Instead, we can take the weight off your shoulders and handle all of this for you.
Some of the rules and laws that may affect your claim include:
North Dakota follows a modified comparative fault rule under NDCC 32-03.2-02. This means that you can recover damages after a crash as long as you were less than 50% responsible for the crash. It also means that multiple parties can be held liable.
If you share a portion of the fault, then your compensation will be reduced by the same percentage of your fault. In other words, if you are determined to be 30% responsible for the crash, then your total compensation amount will also be reduced by 30%.
Insurance companies know about this rule, too, which is that they will try to inflate your portion of the fault. They will often argue that you were operating recklessly or illegally, even if that’s not the case. When you have an attorney on your side, they can push back on those arguments.
North Dakota has an unusually long window for filing a personal injury claim: Six years from the date of the crash (NDCC 28-01-16). Even though you have such a generous amount of time, it’s not generally advisable to wait that long. Over time, evidence degrades and witnesses become harder to reach.
It’s always a good idea to work with an off-road vehicle injury lawyer in North Dakota sooner, rather than later.
North Dakota has precise rules that govern exactly where and how off-highway vehicles may be operated. You can look to the North Dakota Vision Zero program to learn more about applicable OHV laws and safety requirements. These rules can have an effect on liability, whether your crash occurred on a trail, rural road, or private property.
ATV and UTV cases don’t follow a single playbook. A defective vehicle requires a completely different strategy than a crash caused by another rider’s negligence, and both demand a different approach than an injury tied to a poorly maintained trail.
What stays constant is the need for attorneys who know how to gather the right evidence before it disappears, challenge the medical arguments insurers rely on, and build a case that reflects the full extent of what you’ve been through.
Most firms piece together outside experts after the fact. We don’t work that way. Dr. Andrew Georgi, our Medical Director, is part of your case from the beginning, documenting not just your current condition but the long-term implications insurers will try to ignore or dispute. When they bring in their own hired doctors to argue your injuries aren’t that serious, we’re ready for it.
Our forensic reconstruction specialists work alongside our legal team to establish exactly what happened and why. Several of our attorneys know insurer tactics from the inside, having spent years on the carrier side before coming to Lowe Law Group. That experience matters when negotiations get difficult.
We have a track record of over $550 million recovered for injured North Dakotans. Your case evaluation is free, and there’s no obligation to move forward until you’re ready.
Your priority now is to heal. Ours is to win your case. Here’s our 3-Step Approach:
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Our team handles everything: the legal process, gathering paperwork, reviewing your medical treatment, and more.
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