California Pedestrian Accident Lawyers

Masry & Vititoe provides sophisticated and innovative legal services for almost any type of medical injury including pedestrian injuries. We not only handle claims for plaintiffs with obvious injuries, but also pursue the more challenging and less obvious injuries such as a traumatic brain injury.

Over 110,000 pedestrians are injured each year in the United States and approximately 60,000 people die from those injuries. Almost half of all deaths resulting from pedestrian accidents occur between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. when children typically are returning home from school.

Children and the elderly are most at risk of being injured in pedestrian accidents and injuries caused by negligent drivers account for the majority of catastrophic injuries and death.

Driver negligence includes:

• An inattentive or pre-occupied driver.
• A driver's failure to observe posted speed limits.
• A driver's failure to yield the right of way to pedestrians at marked cross walks.
• A driver negligently turning at an intersection.
• Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Pedestrians who are hit by motor vehicles may have a claim against the driver but they must prove that the driver was negligent and his negligence caused the accident. The very nature of the circumstances (3,000 pound car versus unprotected pedestrian) suggests that the driver would ultimately be responsible for the accident. However pedestrians must also adhere to the laws of the road.

Masry & Vititoe believes that in order to represent our clients in the best possible manner, our firm must have an understanding of the human anatomy and how it responds to an injury. Therefore, through experience and education, our firm is able to expertly evaluate medical injuries and pursue personal injury claims on behalf of the injured plaintiff.

While proving a physical, emotional, or cognitive injury can be difficult, our experienced and knowledgeable pedestrian injury attorneys and staff are able to undertake difficult cases and prevail, convincing skeptics of the merits of a claim via credible, trustworthy evidence and objective test findings. Our firm is committed to protecting our client's rights and has repeatedly demonstrated our ability to succeed in the most challenging and complex injury cases.

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