Accidents involving pedestrians happen a lot in Los Angeles’s big, busy towns. LA is known as the “accident capital of the world” for walking zones by many safety experts, reporters, and personal injury lawyers. We agree because of how many walking accident cases we handle. ASRIT says that six thousand five hundred walkers were killed and five thousand five hundred were hurt across the US in 2020 alone.
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In a blind spot, a person walking could be getting out of a parked car or business delivery truck. People in the other direction won’t be able to stop in time to avoid the accident. It could be a kid chasing a ball and running into the street, or it could be someone being pulled by a dog on a leash. Most of the time, though, it’s a car that runs a red light without sounding its horn. Too much attention can lead to many crashes involving pedestrians.
If a close family member was killed or badly hurt in a pedestrian accident, you can call our pedestrian number at any time of the day or night.You can talk to us in private and without any risk or cost. Don’t pay us a lawyer’s fee if we don’t win. If a pedestrian is hurt in an accident, our excellent personal injury lawyer will make the careless driver pay for the victim’s or their loved one’s losses.
Why Should You Hire Our Fall Accident Lawyers?
Did a driver who wasn’t paying attention hit you or someone you care about? You will need to get a lawyer quickly if you don’t want to ruin most walking accident cases. Your only hope in this dark and cloudy time is a world-class lawyer who has dealt with walking crashes involving cars, trucks, and buses before. Your family could go bankrupt from the stress and money you lose in a walking accident.
California pedestrian accident victims have a certain amount of time to file a claim.
In California, a case about a walking accident is a civil personal matter. According to California Code of Civil Procedure ยง 335.1, people who have been hurt have two years from the date of the accident to file a personal injury claim in court against the person or party who caused the harm. Under certain circumstances, older people, children, people who are abroad, or people who are in jail may be able to toll or stop the law. Everyone else: If you break the law, you may give up your right to a lot of money in settlement.
Four Reasons for a Pedestrian Accident in Los Angeles?
Here are the main reasons why people’s rights are broken in the City of Angels. From 2018 to 2019, 123,552 car accidents happened in Los Angeles County. (Number sets from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and the California Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS)).
Pedestrian accidents caused by distracted drivers
Old and new drivers may not pay attention to their surroundings and miss that there is a park or school nearby where little kids are getting off or getting on a school bus. From 2018 to 2019, 14,109 pedestrian accidents were caused by drivers who were busy and not paying attention. This is a shocking 11.48% of all pedestrian accidents.
Extreme and violent anger
It was journalists who came up with the term “road rage” because many drivers get angry for a variety of reasons and lash out. To get rid of their anger, someone who is violent might act badly, make rude gestures and physical threats, insult others verbally, and try to scare them.
Our skilled, driven, and happy team of walker accident lawyers will hold those responsible responsible. We know how to get the person financially compensated for their losses, or our trial lawyers don’t get paid.
