When two vehicles collide head-on in Green Bay, Wisconsin, passenger compartment intrusion represents one of the most severe safety threats to vehicle occupants. This catastrophic failure occurs when the structural integrity of a vehicle's safety cage is compromised, allowing external components to breach the passenger space. Common forms include dashboard displacement, steering column movement, floor pan deformation, and A-pillar collapse. Such intrusions frequently result in life-altering injuries, including crush injuries to the lower extremities, chest trauma, and severe head injuries. The severity of these injuries often leads to complex personal injury claims, as victims may require extensive medical treatment, long-term rehabilitation, and modifications to their homes or vehicles to accommodate permanent disabilities. Insurance companies must consider not only immediate medical costs but also the long-term impact on the victim's quality of life and earning capacity when evaluating claims involving passenger compartment intrusion.

Legal Rights and Considerations

Wisconsin follows a modified comparative negligence system under Wisconsin Statute § 895.045, allowing accident victims to recover damages as long as they are not more than 51% at fault. Claims involving passenger compartment intrusion must be filed within three years of the accident date per Wisconsin's statute of limitations (Wis. Stat. § 893.54). Compensation may include economic damages (medical expenses, lost wages, property damage) and non-economic damages (pain and suffering, permanent disability, loss of enjoyment of life). Wisconsin has no cap on compensatory damages in personal injury cases. Insurance considerations include the state's minimum liability requirements of $25,000 per person for bodily injury, though cases involving severe intrusion injuries often exceed these limits, making underinsured motorist coverage crucial. An experienced Green Bay personal injury lawyer(link is external) will handle all aspects of the legal claim.

Many kinds of injuries can happen in a Green Bay accident. Click the links below to get support from an attorney who specializes in your type of accident or injury:

• Green Bay car accident attorney(link is external);
• Green Bay truck accident lawyer(link is external);
• Green Bay bicycle accident attorney(link is external);
• Green Bay brain injury lawyer(link is external);
• Green Bay spine injury attorney(link is external);
• Green Bay wrongful death claim lawyer(link is external).

Related Resources

Local Courts

• Brown County Circuit Court
• Eastern District of Wisconsin Federal Court (Green Bay Division)

Victim Support Services

• Brain Injury Alliance of Wisconsin
• Wisconsin Spinal Cord Injury Association
• ADRC of Brown County
• Aurora BayCare Trauma Center Support Groups

Legal and Safety Resources

• Wisconsin Department of Transportation Crash Statistics
• Wisconsin State Patrol Crash Investigation Unit
• Wisconsin Administrative Code Trans 305 (Vehicle Equipment Standards)
• Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) No. 208 (Occupant Crash Protection)

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