Contact a Toledo personal injury lawyer if you or a dear one has been injured in a pedestrian accident. Such accidents are often extremely serious or even fatal because pedestrians are perhaps the most vulnerable of road users and they have no protection against the onslaught of a vehicle. They suffer grievous injuries that could leave them permanently disabled, disfigured or even dead. When such accidents happen to children and senior citizens, the chances of survival are low, if the vehicle was a large one and/or traveling at high speed.
Common Types of Pedestrian Accidents
In general, pedestrian accidents are caused by someone’s fault or negligence. The injured are entitled to seek compensation from those responsible for the accident by filing a personal injury claim. A top rated accident lawyer can help you with the complex paperwork involved and also in dealing with the range of complicated legal and insurance issues.
Pedestrian accidents are usually caused by:
- Vehicle backing into pedestrians, where the driver backs out of parking spaces or driveways without paying attention to the surroundings
- Sideswipes: Vehicles sideswipe pedestrians walking on the side of the road. Such accidents happen at night or if the driver loses control.
- Pedestrian crosses at intersection: usually when the driver is taking a left turn at an intersection.
- Children crossing the road: They may be going towards their school-bus or crossing the road to their school.
- Jaywalking pedestrians
- Inattentive pedestrians: distracted by texting or cellphone use.
How We Can Assist
Studies in 2011 on Road Safety by Transport Canada show that more than 75% of pedestrian accidents occur on urban roads. Car accident and personal injury lawyers can conduct independent investigations into the circumstances of your case and fix the liability clearly on those responsible for the accident that caused your injuries. Nearly 40% of such accidents are caused by those who had committed previous traffic infarctions.
Aggressive driving is a major contributor to pedestrian injuries in accidents. Speeding, road-rage and distracted driving are other factors that cause accidents, in the experience of our Toledo car accident lawyers.
Our experienced personal injury lawyers can ensure that your rights and interests are protected throughout the duration of the claims process.
If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)
