Jay M. Fisher P.A. - Pedestrian Accidents

Jay M. Fisher, P.A.
875 Concourse Parkway South
Suite 195
Maitland, Florida 32751
Telephone: 407-628-3015
Fax: 407-628-3909
Email: jmfpa@jaymfisherpa.com

Personal Injury

Pedestrian Accidents

A pedestrian accident can impact the lives of those involved in the accident, as well as the lives of their family members and loved ones. The National Highway Traffic Safety Association reports that each year nearly 5,000 pedestrians die in motor vehicle related accidents and more than 78,000 suffer severe injuries from being hit. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) reports that 9% of total U.S. pedestrian accidents and pedestrian injuries occur in Florida. Pedestrian fatalities in Florida account for about 20% of car accident fatalities and 14% of traffic accident injuries. Because pedestrian accidents most frequently involve small children or elderly individuals, significant injuries often result.

Who is liable?

Pedestrian accidents have many causes. Most frequently, they are attributed to a driver’s negligence or carelessness in preventing the situation. They can also be attributed to the negligence of the people responsible for maintaining the sidewalk or roadway where the accident happened. Injuries resulting from pedestrian accidents can have a huge effect on a person’s life. They can result in economic damages such as wage loss and increasing medical costs. They can even result in intangible damages such as pain and suffering and permanent injury, which can affect a person’s capacity to continue living as they had before the accident.

If you have been involved in a pedestrian accident:

Get Medical Attention.
	This is extremely important, because some injuries may not be immediately apparent at the time of the accident. Seeking medical attention will give you a better idea of the extent of your injuries.
Contact the Authorities.
	The authorities will not only help to organize the situation, but they will also write a report. This is useful in determining who was at-fault for the accident and will be helpful in supporting your claim.
Obtain Contact Information.
	•	Be sure to obtain the names, addresses, and phone numbers of everyone involved in the accident, as well as any witnesses to the accident.
	•	Write down the driver’s license numbers of involved drivers and the license numbers of all vehicles.
	•	If the driver is different than the registered owner of the vehicle, also obtain the name, address, and phone number of the registered owner.
	•	Obtain insurance company contact information and policy numbers from the vehicles that were involved.
	•	Gather the names of the authorities that responded to the scene.
Make a note of the following information
	•	Location of the accident and any road conditions that could have caused the accident.
	•	How the accident occurred.
	•	All injuries that were announced at the scene.
	•	Injuries to the pedestrian and if you have a camera, take photos of the place where the accident occurred, including road signs and available lighting, note if visibility is an issue in the accident.
	•	Whether someone admitted fault for the accident. While it is important to always note if someone else admits fault, NEVER admit fault of your own.

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