In 2022, more than 7,500 people were killed while walking on U.S. roadways. This death toll represents a sharp increase of 77% over the past decade. Pedestrian deaths for the FIRST HALF of 2023 were 3,373, according to the Governors’ Highway Safety Association (“GHSA”). We live in a distracted and fast paced world where drivers fail to pay sufficient attention to people walking along the roadways.
Recently, I represented a woman who was seriously injured by a food-delivery driver. The driver had exited from a drive-thru fast-food restaurant, turned left and, without paying attention, switched lanes to the right lane, to pass a car ahead as he tried to “beat” the traffic light. He did not make it through before striking my client, who was crossing the street on a green like, in the crosswalk.
In another matter, I represented a sanitation worker who was hit by an SUV as the operator attempted to speed past the trash truck while attempting to save a quick second in her daily routine. The SUV driver violated a state traffic law that required the driver to slow her vehicle and be vigilant during her attempt to pass the trash truck. The law provides extra protection for workers who, by their jobs, work in or near roadways.
These and other injury scenarios share the same essential fact – because the drivers failed to drive their vehicles with reasonable care, their operators struck pedestrians in the roadway.
In the end, in a vehicle versus pedestrian collision, whether the vehicle is a car, a truck, a bicycle, a scooter, or other motorized device, the pedestrian is going to be injured. These injuries range from serious “soft tissue” injuries, to broken bones, to internal injuries, or even death. These cases often require detailed analysis and may include expert input. After litigating these cases over several decades, I am well-acquainted with them and will work with you to recover damages for your injuries and losses.
If you or someone you know has been injured by a vehicle of any type, call us, we can help.
