Pedestrian Accident Attorney

Injuries to pedestrians struck by motor vehicles can be catastrophic, resulting in brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, or death. Pedestrian accidents sometimes involve small children not aware of the danger on a street or elderly individuals with reduced faculties. Additionally, many pedestrian accidents occur in designated crosswalks where the pedestrian has the right of way.

Sadly, in the U.S. some 100,000 pedestrians are injured and 5,000 are killed in accidents involving motor vehicles every year.

Both pedestrians injured in a motor vehicle accident and the driver can be fully or partially at fault for the accident and the resulting injuries. Pedestrians can be at least partially at fault if, for instance, the pedestrian attempted crossing the street during a “no walk” signal or outside of the crosswalks. A driver who strikes a child who rushed onto traffic without looking may have various degrees of responsibility, depending on the circumstances.

A pedestrian who is deemed partially liable in an accident can still be entitled to damages for injuries suffered as a result of the accident. The compensation may be reduced proportionally, however, by the degree to which the pedestrian is deemed at fault. If the pedestrian is killed in a motor vehicle accident, then the pedestrian's loved ones may be entitled to compensation based on a wrongful death claim.

If you or a loved one has suffered injuries or death as the result of a pedestrian accident, then contact our personal injury attorneys to assess your circumstances, answer your questions, and work together to determine the next steps for your pedestrian accident claim.  If warranted, and we agree to represent you, a pedestrian accident lawsuit may be filed in circuit court.

Be aware that in Florida a statute of limitations -- a deadline to file a lawsuit -- exists in negligence claims, including a pedestrian accident lawsuit. Contact us today.

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