Pedestrian Accident Attorneys
Our Pedestrian Accident Attorneys assist those victims who were injured in Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena.
Thousands of people in California are seriously injured, and even killed, while pedestrians on the street. These pedestrians are generally injured because of motor vehicle driver's negligence, where there were 100,000 injuries in the United States and 70,000 deaths each year. The majority of these pedestrian accidents involve young children and the elderly who may not be able to move out of the way of an approaching speeding motor vehicle or may not understand the dangers of getting hit by a motor vehicle.
Many Pedestrians Are Seriously Injured and Killed Every Year
Even pedestrians who follow all of the rules, such as crossing in a cross-walk, have been struck by cars where they have been seriously injured or even killed as a result of negligent car drivers, truck drivers and motorcycle riders. This is because even a slow-moving motor vehicle can cause serious injury or even death to an unprotected pedestrian where there is the inital impact, the second impact with the road or pavement, and the additional opportunity for injury if the motor vehicle runs over the pedestrian further crusing them and causing additional injuries. The injuries suffered by these pedestrians is often too serious, where many pedestrians are killed at the scene of the pedestrian accident before emergency personnel can arrive to assist them.
Pedestrian Accident Research Studies
Of the various studies which have been conducted regarding pedestrian accidents, statistically, both confusion and lack of attention are the two main reasons why pedestrian accidents occur. The studies further indicate that men are more likely than women to be injured in a pedestrian accident, perhaps because men tend to take more risks. Additionally, about half of all pedestrian accident fatalities occur between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. when school children have been excused from school and when some people are concentrating about returning and relaxing at home or their events for the night instead of concentrating about driving and being aware of the pedestrians around them. Therefore, it is not enough to instruct your children to look both-ways and to cross only in designated cross-walk areas, because many pedestrians have been injured and even killed in cross-walks where the motor vehicle drivers have failed to stop for the pedestrian and often after-the-fact say they never saw the pedestrian until the motor vehicle driver hit them.
Pedestrian Accident Compensation
Compensation for your, or you loved one's, pedestrian accident injuries which occurred in Burbank, Glendale or Pasadena are necessary because the injuries suffered by a pedestrian are often more serious than those suffered by someone in a motor vehicle. Further, unlike a motorcycle rider, a pedestrian typically is not wearing any safety equipment, such as a helmet or protective pads when walking down the street. As a result of this, pedestrian accident victims often suffer from brain damage, brain trauma, or spinal cord injuries. Some of these serious or critical injuries can be catastrophic and may adversely affect the injured pedestrian accident victim for the rest of their lives.
Seriously Injured in a Pedestrian Accident
Our Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena Pedestrian Accident Attorneys are standing by to assist you get your life back on track. Our Pedestrian Accident Law Firm will speak with you and assit you in evaluating your case and making recommendations on how to proceed to fully protect your interests. Our Pedestrian Accident Lawyers will be the ones communicating with the insurance companies, and if they are not offering enough compensation, we will go to court and fight for the compensation you so right deserve.
Contact Our Pedestrian Accident Attorneys
Therefore, iIf you or a loved one has been seriously injured as a pedestrian involved in a pedestrian accident in Burbank, Pasadena or Glendale, contact our Burbank Pedestrian Accident Lawyers without delay for a free confidential initial consultation.
Our Pedestrian Accident Attorneys can be reached at 800-704-8237.