Associated Injuries
with pedestrian accidents
Back injuries are some of the most common accident injuries and may range from minor sprains to more serious injuries.
Pedestrian accidents may inflict serious amounts of force on your body. When your body can no longer handle that force, your bones break.
Pedestrian accidents may inflict serious force on your body which may lead to internal injuries.
Soft tissue injury is damage to the body’s connective tissues and is extremely common in pedestrian accidents.
Whiplash is one of the most well-known neck injuries. This occurs when the head and neck move suddenly, such as in a rear end collision.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on average, a person walking gets hit and killed by a car every 15 hours. In 2017, about 6,000 walkers died from being hit by vehicles in the U.S., and there were more than 100,000 crashes. When walkers get hit, they often get hurt very badly or even die, which is why these crashes are so scary. Often, these sad events happen because drivers aren’t paying attention or they make a mistake. Yet, there are also other reasons these crashes happen. If you were hit by a car, it’s crucial you know the proper steps to take to make sure you’re safe and can look after your future.
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Pedestrian Traffic Accidents Explained
Every day, people walking get hurt in accidents. To ask for compensation after being hit, you must show it was someone else’s fault. You need to prove that the person who hit you had a responsibility to be careful while they were driving, but they weren’t being careful when they hit you. This is called “duty of care.” You must show that the driver who hit you was not paying attention or doing something wrong.
Some usual reasons for people getting hit by cars are:
- Drivers using drugs or drinking
- Drivers not paying attention
- Crosswalks that aren't easy to see
- Traffic signs that are hard to understand
- Driving too fast or not safely.
Legally, pedestrians have to be careful, too. If someone walking drinks too much, does not follow road rules, or crosses the street in the wrong place, they might share the blame for what happened.
Responsibility in Pedestrian Accident
As mentioned before, the car’s driver is often to blame when a pedestrian gets hit. But sometimes, others might be at fault, too. If the pedestrian got hurt because the walk signal wasn’t working right, there wasn’t enough light on the path, or if the sign that tells you when to walk couldn’t be seen, then the people or groups in charge of keeping the streets safe, like the city, might have to answer for the accident. If the car had a problem that made it hit the walker, the company that made the vehicle may have to take the blame. Every event is different. This is why it’s essential to talk to a good lawyer in Los Angeles who knows a lot about accidents where walkers get injured.
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