Pedestrian accidents may present special challenges including the following:
- An injured pedestrian is often knocked unconscious and may have no memory of the accident. If there are no eyewitnesses, it may be difficult to determine exactly how the accident occurred.
- Hit-and-run accidents involving pedestrians are fairly common. Offending motorists, if they are caught, often claim that they did not realize they had struck the pedestrians whom they injured or killed. Others admit that they fled in a moment of panic, perhaps out of fear of a drunk driving citation. In other hit-and-run accident cases, the driver of the car or truck that hit the pedestrian may never be identified.
Injuries to pedestrians are usually significant when they are struck by cars, trucks, motorcycles or bicycles. They often suffer from broken bones, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and/or spinal cord injury. Expenses and losses usually include emergency medical treatment, ongoing medical care and hospitalization, physical therapy, occupational therapy and loss of income. Insurance issues can be daunting for family members to deal with. For this reason and for the sake of determining who is liable, an injured pedestrian or family members are urged to contact a personal injury lawyer as soon as possible. A thorough investigation, including interviews with eyewitnesses, should be initiated promptly, while evidence is still fresh and available.
Harrisburg Pedestrian Accident Lawyers · York Pedestrian Injury Lawyers
Boyle, Autry & Murphy has ample experience and a lengthy track record of success in personal injury law in central Pennsylvania. If you suffered a brain injury, spinal injury or broken bones in a pedestrian accident or if your loved one was killed while crossing the street, talk to an attorney promptly. Learn about your rights to compensation and about strategies for pursuit of that compensation. Contact us to schedule a free initial consultation with a lawyer regarding your pedestrian accident case.
