Common Causes Of Pedestrian Accidents In Los Angeles
Los Angeles pedestrians share busy streets with cars, trucks, rideshare vehicles, buses, bicycles, and other traffic every day. Collisions can happen at intersections, crosswalks, parking areas, neighborhood streets, and other locations where people walking and vehicles come into close contact. Because pedestrians have little physical protection, even a single collision can lead to significant injuries, medical treatment, missed work, and a difficult recovery.
DAG Law Firm, APC represents pedestrians injured in accidents throughout Los Angeles and California. Learn more about our pedestrian accident practice. You do not pay attorney fees unless we win your case. Call (323) 930-2020 or contact DAG Law Firm today to discuss your situation.
Turning Vehicles At Intersections
Pedestrian accidents can happen when a driver turns through an intersection while a person is crossing the street. A motorist may be watching approaching vehicle traffic and fail to notice someone entering or already using the crossing area.
The circumstances surrounding the signal, vehicle movement, pedestrian location, visibility, and available evidence can all matter when determining how an intersection collision occurred.
Crosswalk Accidents In Los Angeles
Marked and unmarked crossing areas can bring pedestrians directly into the path of vehicle traffic. A driver approaching a crosswalk may fail to notice a pedestrian, misjudge the person’s movement, or continue through the area without sufficient time to stop.
Pedestrians can learn more about California crosswalk accident claims and pedestrian right-of-way issues.
Distracted Driving And Pedestrian Collisions
Drivers using phones, navigation systems, vehicle controls, or other distractions may fail to see a pedestrian until it is too late to react.
Distraction should not automatically be assumed after every accident. Witness statements, available video, photographs, vehicle movement, and other evidence may help establish what occurred immediately before the collision.
Speed And Serious Pedestrian Injuries
Vehicle speed can affect both whether a driver has enough time to react and the severity of the impact when a collision occurs. Even on neighborhood streets, a pedestrian may suffer substantial trauma when struck by a moving vehicle.
Pedestrian injuries can involve fractures, head trauma, spinal injuries, internal injuries, and other serious conditions. Learn more about common injuries in California pedestrian accident cases.
Parking Lots And Driveways
Not every pedestrian collision occurs on a major roadway. Accidents can also happen in parking lots, garages, driveways, shopping areas, and other locations where vehicles frequently enter, exit, reverse, or turn.
Drivers may have limited visibility because of parked vehicles, buildings, landscaping, or other obstructions. The relatively low speed of some parking-area collisions does not mean serious injuries cannot occur.
Pedestrian Accidents Involving Children
Children may face particular risks near schools, residential areas, parks, and other locations where drivers should expect pedestrian activity.
A child’s size, movement, and ability to judge traffic can differ from those of an adult. Collisions involving children can also result in significant injuries and longer-term consequences. Learn more about pedestrian accidents involving children in California.
Hit-And-Run Pedestrian Accidents
Some drivers leave the scene after striking a pedestrian. These situations can create immediate concerns about identifying the vehicle, locating witnesses, finding available video footage, and determining what insurance coverage may apply.
Nearby businesses, residences, traffic cameras, or dashboard cameras may sometimes provide useful information depending on the location. Learn more about hit-and-run pedestrian accidents in California.
Evidence After A Los Angeles Pedestrian Accident
Evidence may include photographs of the roadway and vehicles, witness information, surveillance footage, collision reports, medical records, clothing or personal-property damage, and insurance communications.
The condition of the location may change quickly after a collision, and some video footage may not be preserved indefinitely. What evidence is most important depends on how and where the accident occurred.
Who May Be Responsible For A Pedestrian Collision
Responsibility may involve a driver, multiple motorists, or another party depending on the circumstances. The fact that a collision occurred inside or outside a marked crosswalk does not by itself answer every question about responsibility.
Vehicle movement, traffic signals, visibility, pedestrian movement, witness accounts, and other evidence may be relevant. Learn more about liability in California pedestrian accident cases.
Resources And How DAG Law Firm Can Help
DAG Law Firm, APC represents pedestrians injured in collisions throughout Los Angeles and California. Our team can review how an accident occurred, available photographs and video, witness information, injuries, medical treatment, insurance coverage, lost income, and other factors that may affect an individual case.
Learn more about California pedestrian accidents, pedestrian right-of-way issues, crosswalk accidents, pedestrian accident liability, common pedestrian injuries, hit-and-run pedestrian crashes, and deadlines that may apply to pedestrian accident claims.
You do not pay attorney fees unless we win your case. Call (323) 930-2020 or contact DAG Law Firm today to discuss a Los Angeles pedestrian accident.
