Could it be that this actually occurs more frequently with SUV’s?
1. SUV’s are very popular/common.
2. They have a higher stance which means it’s potentially easier for them to jump a curb than a sports car (as an example).
3. The types of areas where this kind of accident occurs (urban) tend to have higher concentrations of SUVs than more rural areas. E.g. I’m sure pickup trucks “jump the curb” way more than other vehicle out in the back country roads, except there isn’t a “curb”—just a painted line, and there aren’t any people to hit when it happens.
4.There’s also your confirmation bias likely at play. Is it possible that there are many articles written about non-SUVs in such accidents, but due to human psychology, you may be filtering out the examples that contradict your hypothesis and remembering the examples that support it, we all do this.
It’s also entirely possible that you’re 100% right and this does get reported differently in the media based on SUV vs. other vehicle types.