Have you been injured as a pedestrian?
If so, contact our Bay Area pedestrian accident lawyers using the form above or call us at (415) 721-1200 or toll free at (888) 529-0909.
Unbeknownst to many drivers in the United States, a significant portion of automobile fatalities and other injuries do not only result from the collision of motor vehicles into one another, but rather, motor vehicles striking pedestrians make up a large number of auto accident related injuries and deaths in the United States each year.
According to the federal government, nearly seventy-eight thousands pedestrians are injured in pedestrian and automobile collisions. Likewise, another estimated five thousand other pedestrians will die each year as the result of collisions with a motor vehicle.
Following a pedestrian accident, victims oftentimes find themselves in extremely precarious medical condition stemming from the accident. These medical injuries generally entail significant and prolonged hospital and rehabilitative expenses, as well as long periods of wage loss, loss of consortium for loved ones, and generally pain and suffering. Depending on the circumstances surrounding a pedestrian accident in the state of California, victims may prove eligible for damage awards from one or multiple liable individuals or entities.
Victims and their loved ones wishing to explore and exercise their legal rights following a pedestrian accident can easily do so through the assistance of Bay Area pedestrian accident lawyers, who will counsel victims regarding their legal rights following these accidents.
Victims of pedestrian accidents, alongside their California pedestrian accident attorney, will provide the courts with claims that substantiate the existence of personal injuries incurred as the direct result of the negligent actions from named plaintiffs. While each case presents unique circumstances, some of the most commonly cited examples of negligence found in pedestrian accidents include:
- Driver under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- Driver failure to yield to pedestrian right of way
- Driver speeding, driving erratically, or operating a vehicle in an otherwise reckless manner including during inclement weather
- Driver passively or actively distracted from the roadway
- Driver failing to utilize proper turning signals
- Driver failure to obey traffic lights, stop signs, yield signs, or other roadway markers
Aside from the driver that actual strikes pedestrian, other entities can be held liable for injuries to pedestrians, including those causing malfunctioning street signals, initiating distractions, or causing defensive driving maneuvers in other drivers. Likewise, pedestrians themselves may be held partially at fault for their injuries and damages as well, depending on their action prior and during a collision or pedestrian accident in question. Specifically speaking, only contacting a California pedestrian accident attorney, like those at Strick Injury Law and Mediation, can ensure victims and their loved ones are being guided on the right path to retaining the maximal amount of financial compensation for their injuries and other losses.
Two Bay Area offices conveniently located to serve you in San Rafael and San Francisco.
