For folks who travel mainly by foot, Media, Pennsylvania, is a good place to live and work. Restaurants and bars, grocery stores, parks, schools, and shopping and entertainment venues are all within a short jaunt of homes and apartments within the area. However, that doesn’t mean that walking the streets of Media is totally safe for pedestrians.
Anytime a pedestrian shares close space with moving vehicles, they’re taking a risk. Dangerous conditions and negligent, reckless drivers can lead to horrific pedestrian accidents, as evidenced by the tens of thousands of pedestrians being injured, some of them seriously so, on our nation’s roads every year. Sadly, 6,205 pedestrians lost their lives on America’s roads in 2020 alone, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
If you or someone you know has been injured while walking, reach out to a Media pedestrian accident attorney right away. Our compassionate, knowledgeable injury attorneys can help you recover damages due to you under the law so you can recover and get on with your life.
Distracted drivers cause some of the most devastating car accidents on today’s roadways, including accidents involving pedestrians. Drivers text, fiddle with their GPS units or stereos, talk on their phones, scroll social media, and even put on makeup behind the wheel. These negligent actions can make it hard for drivers to pay attention to their surroundings, which creates a situation where pedestrians can become injured, such as when a driver fails to see a pedestrian making his or her way across the street.
While pedestrian-versus-car accidents may be the most common, it is not unheard of for pedestrians to incur injuries when an uneven pavement surface or debris on the pavement or roadway/street causes them to trip or slip and fall.
In most pedestrian accident cases, it is a motorist who causes the accident, and thus, is found to be liable for the injuries sustained by the pedestrian. In the event that the driver is driving a commercial or business-owned vehicle, then the driver and the company that owns the car can both be held liable for any damages that result from a pedestrian accident.
Should a pedestrian fall due to the conditions of the road or sidewalk, then compensation is sought from the entity responsible for the maintenance of the surface where the accident occurred.
Typical damages in Media, Pennsylvania, pedestrian accidents may be a mix of:
In some severe or particularly heinous pedestrian accidents, it may also be the case that a judge awards punitive damages to the victim.
As a resident of Media, you have an expectation that you can travel via foot on the streets of the city without risking your personal safety. When someone acts recklessly and without regard to your well-being and life and you are injured as a result, then it is your right to seek fair and just compensation, and a Media pedestrian accident lawyer can help. The Dan Doyle Law Group serves as an advocate for injured pedestrians, helping them seek justice for their injuries so that they can be made whole once more. Contact us for a free consultation of your case.
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