Seattle Pedestrian Accident Attorneys

WE REBUILD LIVES AFTER A PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT.

When you are a pedestrian who has been involved in an accident, your life can be turned upside-down. Your personal injuries may prevent you from working, sleeping, relaxing, exercising, and living your life with the comfort and pleasure you are accustomed to. Your medical expenses often skyrocket, resulting in worrisome bills and harassing calls from collection agencies. The stress that comes not just from your personal injuries and the trauma of the pedestrian accident itself, but also from the resulting medical bills, is overwhelming. The last thing you should be dealing with is insurance adjusters and medical billing departments as you work to recover physically, emotionally, and financially from the pedestrian accident.

We understand what you are going through. Brett Murphy personal injury attorneys and staff have been helping pedestrian accident victims in the Seattle metropolitan area and across Washington State collect substantial settlements and verdicts for more than 39 years. Our injury lawyers understand that you are suffering from emotional, physical and financial burdens and stress. You may be overwhelmed with dealing with insurance adjusters, doctors, and bill collectors. We know how difficult it is for you to defend your own rights while going through the stressful recovery process.

It is our job to help victims of personal injury return to the life they led prior to their injuries. We know that monetary compensation cannot change the past, but our pedestrian accident attorneys help injury victims and their families worry less about the economic side of their future.

With decades of experience helping clients like you, the personal injury lawyers and staff at Brett Murphy – Washington’s Injury Lawyers take the worry off of your shoulders, and focus on making sure that you receive prompt, fair, and just compensation for injuries that are caused by the negligence of others. We will serve as your voice in the justice system, and manage all communications with insurance adjusters, physicians, medical billing departments, courts, and defense attorneys to make sure you receive the full compensation you deserve. We free up your time and energy so that you can focus on healing. You need your life back; we help get you there.

PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS

According to the latest data available from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System Encyclopedia, almost 4,800 pedestrians were killed in 2006 by motor vehicles.These statistics show that 66 pedestrians were killed in the State of Washington alone – 21 of them in accidents that occurred at intersections. Even a low-speed collision between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian carries a high potential for serious injury or death because pedestrians have little or no protection.

Both pedestrians and motorists alike can be at fault for causing an pedestrian accident. Generally, pedestrians who exercise due caution before entering a roadway have a great amount of control in avoiding a collision with a motor vehicle. Like motorists, pedestrians bear responsibility for exercising care and following all traffic laws.

Pedestrians may be injured or killed by motorists who are driving negligently. Motorists that fail to follow traffic laws may be held liable for a pedestrian’s injuries, even if the pedestrian was improperly in the roadway. Motorists can cause accidents by:

• Driving above the speed limit;
• Driving carelessly or while distracted;
• Disregarding traffic lights or stop signs;
• Ignoring pedestrians in crosswalks;
• Failing to yield right of way to pedestrians already crossing a roadway;
• Driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol;
• Carelessly passing a stopped school bus.

Even where pedestrians are partly responsible for their injuries, they still may be able to recover compensation under the legal doctrine of “comparative negligence.” That means the total damages recoverable by the pedestrian are reduced by the same percentage that the pedestrian is found to be at fault.

Liability may also be placed on a third party. Municipalities like Seattle can be held responsible if a poorly designed intersection or a malfunctioning traffic signal contributed to a pedestrian accident. Owners of private property such as parking lots may also share responsibility if their failure to maintain the property in a safe condition played a role in the pedestrian accident.

When a pedestrian is struck by a car, the injuries sustained can be severe and life-altering. Common injuries include broken bones, neck injuries, brain injuries, nerve damage, loss of limb and disfigurement. The effects of such injuries can be extensive and the associated costs can range from extensive medical bills to lost wages. Of course, a pedestrian injured in a motor vehicle crash can suffer psychological and emotional trauma even greater than any physical injury. In the case of a fatal pedestrian accident, the loss can be overwhelming.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a pedestrian accident, or if you are a family member of a pedestrian who was killed in an accident, contact the Seattle pedestrian accident lawyers of Brett Murphy – Washington’s Injury Lawyers to schedule a free consultation. Our personal injury attorneys are proponents of pedestrian rights. Our law firm has successfully handled numerous pedestrian accident cases in the Seattle metropolitan area and across Washington State, and we can help you with yours. Please call us at 888-870-8654 or fill out this online form.