Legal Help for Pedestrians Hit by Cars or Trucks
Our cities and streets are crowded. This means that cars, bicyclists, and pedestrians have to interact and share public space and roadways. Unfortunately, not everyone understands or observes the rules of the road that govern right-of-way at crosswalks, stoplights or even stop signs. Over the last five years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration claimed that at least 50,000 pedestrians were injured each year in car accidents and there were approximately 5,000 reported deaths each of those years.
Pedestrians are more vulnerable to injury and death on a roadway than are people in a car or truck that has safety features such as seatbelts, airbag and roll cage. Accidents involving a pedestrian and a motor vehicle usually result in catastrophic loss including death.
$11,000,000 awarded to 2 college students run over by a vehicle that suddenly accelerated, despite the driver's foot being on the brake, due to a products defect with the automobile. One woman sustained multiple fractures and required a below the knee amputation. The other victim sustained brain damage and required long term care
Dedicated ∙ Compassionate ∙ Experienced
Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss, LLP, is a New York City personal injury law firm that helps pedestrians who were seriously injured in an accident with a motor vehicle. Our law firm is focused 100% on personal injury litigation and has the experience, client satisfaction and courtroom success that a pedestrian accident victim is looking for.
When a pedestrian, biker, rollerblader, runner, or jogger is legally using a county street, or city street, such as when in a cross walk, on a green "walk" sign, and he or she is hit by a car or truck, the injuries are typically serious. The pedestrian accident victim will usually require compensation in the form of money damages for hospital bills, lost wages, mental and physical pain and suffering.
Understanding the Issues ∙ Fighting for Maximum Compensation
Each pedestrian accident has a unique set of circumstances and potential legal issues. In certain cases the driver of the car was speeding, failed to obey a traffic signal or stop sign, was driving while intoxicated, on the cell phone or simply not paying attention. Navigating the legal responsibility of these scenarios is our focus. That is why it is important to contact an experienced trial lawyer immediately after the incident to discuss the circumstances of the accident and the legal issues involved.
Contact Our New York City Pedestrian Accidents Lawyers ∙ Se habla español
To learn more about our law firm or to request a free initial consultation with an experienced pedestrian accidents and personal injury lawyer, please call 212-571-7171, or e-mail Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss, LLP, today.
