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Dallas Pedestrian Accident Lawyer

Dallas Pedestrian Accidents

Every year in the Dallas area and throughout the State thousands of pedestrians are injured or killed in motor vehicle accidents. In fact, over the past few years in North Texas alone, hundreds of pedestrians have been seriously injured or killed as a result of being struck by a motor vehicle.

Pedestrian knockdown accidents are usually the fault of the drivers of motor vehicles. Among the more common causes are drivers who speed, run traffic signals, or fail to yield the right of way to pedestrians, particularly those within a crosswalk when making a turn. More recently, inattentive or distracted driving has been identified as the most common cause of motor vehicle accidents in the Dallas area.

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This is often seen with cell phone use and texting or simply a driver not paying attention. Cell phone laws exist in Texas to protect pedestrians from being the victims of motor vehicle accidents. Often, the key to the successful resolution of these claims is having an Dallas pedestrian accident attorney being familiar with the various sections of the Texas State Vehicle and Traffic Laws. It is also imperative that it be familiar with the insurance laws applicable to a given accident to insure that the victim receives the fullest recovery allowable under the law. There are also laws that proscribe the time limits within which a person injured in an automobile accident must take certain steps to protect their legal rights or forever be prevented from proper and adequate compensation.

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Pedestrian Accidents in Dallas

The following are but a few examples of pedestrian accidents that occurred in the Dallas Fort Worth area in 2015:

  • Lewisville, Texas – On September 9, 2015, two elementary school-aged kids, a boy and a girl, were struck by a car. It happened in the 800 block of S. Valley Parkway, outside the Sun Valley Aquatic Center. Both children are conscious. The girl was airlifted to the hospital. The boy was taken by ambulance. Each were in serious condition but talking to first responders and expected to recover.
  • Dallas, Texas – On April 5, 2015 a 20-year-old Southlake college student was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Dallas. The accident happened near the DART rail station in the 5500 block of Mockingbird Lane, near North Central Expressway. Paul Robert Miltenberger, a sophomore at the University of Missouri, was not in a designated cross-walk area, according to police, when he was hit and killed on Mockingbird Lane. Dallas police are looking for the driver of the black Dodge Charger who hit Miltenberger and never stopped to render aid.
  • Dallas, Texas – On January 23, 2015 a shuttle bus driver crashed into two hospital employees walking to work Friday Morning. Police say 61-year-old Randal Dygert, a registered nurse, died from his injuries. Dygert and a female employee at Parkland Hospital were crossing Harry Hines at Medical District around 7 am when they were hit. Police say the shuttle bus, operated by the private company ‘Buses By Bill’, was in route to drop a patient off when the vehicle struck the pedestrians. Authorities say the bus dragged the man about 50 yards before coming to a stop. Hospital workers say the intersection can be very dangerous, “like New York down here”.

Types of Injuries in accidents involving pedestrians

As mentioned previously, pedestrian accidents often result in serious injuries. In many accidents, a pedestrian sustains what is commonly known as a “bumper fracture.” This occurs when a car bumper hits the pedestrian’s pelvis and legs shattering his or her bones. Another common injury involving pedestrians occurs when a pedestrian is “scooped” off the ground by the front of a car and smashed onto the hood and the windshield causing traumatic brain injury. Further compounding this injury is the natural reaction of the driver to step on the brake. This results in the pedestrian being thrown to the ground, causing further injury to the brain as well as spinal and pelvic injuries.

Pedestrians have no protection from injury in a collision with a motor vehicle, and the injuries they suffer are often serious, catastrophic, or even fatal. The most common injuries include:

In the unfortunate event of an accident between a pedestrian and a motor vehicle, pedestrians will suffer severe bodily injury or even death. If you or a loved one has been involved in a pedestrian accident in Dallas or other Texas city, Board Certified Attorney Aaron A. Herbert can help. The personal injury accident lawyers at the Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert have helped injured pedestrians or surviving family members hold negligent parties accountable for recklessness or wrongdoing.

Find an Experienced Dallas Pedestrian Accident Lawyer

The personal injury attorneys at The Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert, including Board Certified Personal Injury Attorney Aaron Herbert, have helped thousands of individuals and families suffering serious injuries or death as a result of a pedestrian being struck by a car, truck, bus or other motor vehicle. We retain experts such as  accountants, financial analysts and economists because every personal injury case has its own set of associated costs, including pain and suffering, lost wages, the cost of care and many other monetary costs.

In order to accurately assess what these costs will be for the remainder of a victim’s life, we use financial professionals to derive fair resolutions for injury victims. Additionally where necessary we retain the best accident reconstruction engineers in the field. It is also often necessary to retain a biomechanical engineer where the cause of the injury is challenged.

If you or someone you care about has been involved in a pedestrian accident in Texas, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. There is a limited timeframe for taking legal action, and waiting too long could make you lose your chances for financial recovery. Contact us today for a free and confidential consultation.

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