North Beach Pedestrian Accident Attorney
North Beach Pedestrian Accident
Walking is not an inherently dangerous activity, but the continued rise in pedestrian and vehicle traffic throughout the state has lead to an increase in pedestrian accidents. A collision with a car, motorcycle or truck can severely injure of kill vulnerable pedestrians. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) 2009 data, a pedestrian was injured every nine minutes and killed every 111 minutes in U.S. pedestrian accidents. Although there has been a reduction in the number of pedestrian injuries and deaths since the late 1990’s, the lack of pedestrian data makes it difficult to determine if pedestrian safety programs are truly effective, or if just fewer people are walking.
Suffering an injury or having lost a loved one in a pedestrian accident can put tremendous strain and grief on victims and victims’ families. The North Beach pedestrian accident attorneys at Estey Bomberger sympathize with injured victims and surviving family members. Besides being emotionally straining, a serious injury or death of a loved one can have significant financial repercussions. Injured victims may struggle to pay for expensive medical care and surviving family members may find it hard to pay for their loved one’s funeral and burial expenses. Our North beach pedestrian accident attorneys can help burdened victims by recovering damages in a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit. Damages are intended to financially compensate victims for injuries or losses, and may include money for past, current and future medical bills, lost earnings due to the inability to work, lost benefits, diminished quality of life, long-term care, funeral and burial expenses, loss of deceased’s income, loss of deceased’s companionship, and pain and suffering.
North Beach Pedestrian Accident Injuries
Pedestrians can suffer from various types of injuries when attacked by a dog or hit by a car, motorcycle or bicycle, including:
- Spinal cord injuries
- Head injuries
- Brain injuries
- Neck injuries
- Amputation (limb loss) injuries
- Broken bone injuries
- Lacerations
- Infection
- Burn injuries
- Blunt trauma injuries
- Road rash
- Sprains
- Wrongful death.
Determining Liability in a North Beach Pedestrian Accident
After being involved in a pedestrian accident, promptly seek the counsel of a North Beach car accident attorney at the law firm of Estey Bomberger. In a personal injury lawsuit, the victim is burdened with proving someone else’s negligent actions caused the accident. Through careful preservation of evidence, our San Francisco personal injury attorneys can help injured victims prove negligence and prove the victims’ right to damages from the at-fault party.
Male Victims in Pedestrian Accidents
Statistically, males are more likely to be involved in a pedestrian accident than females. According to the NHTSA the male pedestrian fatality rate for 2003 was more than double the rate of females. In 2008, the NHTSA found in almost 70 percent of pedestrian accidents, the victims were male.
We Work on a Contingency Fee Basis
All cases at the law firm of Estey Bomberger are taken on a contingency fee basis. In a contingency fee arrangement, victims will not have to pay any legal fees until we recover monetary compensation. Potential clients should call our law firm at (415) 877-1334 to discuss their legal options with a knowledgeable North Beach personal injury lawyer. It costs nothing to call and there is no obligation.