San Diego Pedestrian Accident Attorney
The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) reports that every year over 78,000 pedestrians suffer injuries as the result being hit by a car or truck. Nearly 5,000 of those accident victims die as the result of their injuries. While it’s true that the majority of accidents and pedestrian deaths occur in vehicle collisions caused by driver distraction or failure to yield the right of way, other causes of pedestrian injuries are poor property maintenance, sidewalk or parking lot defects and/or construction or other debris on walkways that cause or contribute to injuries and deaths. The Law Offices of Howard Kitay have represented pedestrians injured by motorists in intersections, crosswalks and roadway accidents in all parts of San Diego. We often employ investigators who visit the scene of an accident to preserve evidence such as skid marks, debris and roadway scuffs, as well as scene conditions such as roadway surface, lighting, traffic signals and signs. Our personal injury attorneys fight aggressively for your rights to recover financial compensation for your injuries.
Pedestrian Accidents and Serious Injuries
The personal injury lawyers at Howard Kitay represent pedestrians injured in all type of pedestrian accidents, including the following:
- Crosswalk accidents
- Bike lane collisions
- Failure to yield
- Intersection crossings
- Unsafe turns
- Inadequate lighting
- Driver failure to yield
- Bicyclist injuries
- Stop sign or red light violations
- Bus stop accidents
- Defective brakes
Conducting a thorough investigation is time consuming and expensive. The outcome of your case will depend upon a detailed analysis of the facts. When a pedestrian injury occurs, there may be more than one party with legal responsibility for the accident. Depending on the circumstances of the accident, those with potential liability include:
- The driver of a vehicle that strikes a pedestrian;
- The party responsible for maintaining the sidewalk, roadway or parking lot where the accident occurred;
- The pedestrian himself or herself.
The early involvement of a personal injury attorney with experience helping injured pedestrians is the best way to protect your rights to recover financial damages for your injuries. Pedestrian accidents are often catastrophic that can result in permanent disabilities such as,
- Severe head trauma
- Broken neck
- Serious spinal cord injuries
- Paraplegia
- Quadriplegia
- Amputations
- Wrongful death
If you or a loved one has suffered any of the above as the result of a pedestrian accident, call the Law Offices of Howard Kitay to discuss your legal options to recover financial compensation. We fight hard for all of our clients to recover the maximum award because we know your medical costs alone are significant and burdensome. You may also be eligible to recover for lost wages, lost future wages, pain and suffering and more. We never charge a fee until you collect a check.
