pedestrian

I recently had the opportunity to meet with a client who sustained catastrophic injuries including but not limited to multiple fractured vertebrae and a crushed legs. The facts of the accident were simple, the gentleman was crossing the street at the corner when a vehicle pulled from behind a stopped truck and struck the pedestrian. Unbelievably the striking vehicle’s insurance company is attempting to deny the [...]

A man was killed after he was struck by not just one, but two hit-and-run drivers on January 17 in Philadelphia. While someone was helping the man after he was hit by one vehicle, a car sped through the intersection and the man was run over again. According to the article on Philly.com, police are still searching for both drivers. According to statistics, a pedestrian is killed every 120 minutes. Almost 18 percen [...]

Twenty-five year old Jennifer Rose of Clifton Heights, PA was struck by a car while crossing the street on November 7 at Oak and Cambridge Avenues. The article in The Delaware County Times reports that John Durkin was driving a Jeep Liberty turning onto Oak from Cambridge when the he struck the woman. Pedestrian deaths represented 9.7% of all crash-related deaths (2008). In 2008, there were 142 Pennsylvania pedes [...]

On October 6, a blind man and his seeing-eye dog, were struck by a pick-up truck on Camden Avenue in Moorestown, New Jersey. Mr. Parks was wearing a reflective orange vest. According to Philly.com, he is reported to be in critical condition. Every eight minutes a pedestrian is hurt in a traffic accident and about 5,000 pedestrians die every year in pedestrian accidents. In Pennsylvania, nearly 45% of pedestrian i [...]

On July 9, an elderly pedestrian was struck and killed by a pickup truck in western Pennsylvania. According to this article on Philly.com, a 79-year-old man was struck as he was crossing a city street. He died of blunt force trauma. The man lived at an assisted living center in Altoona, PA. The article did not report if the 28-year-old man driving the pickup was injured. Pedestrian accidents account for 9.7% o [...]

On July 16, a driver in University City, PA struck three construction workers — including flipping one onto his hood and smashing his windshield — then drove around the block to argue with them. According to this article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the man was driving a Chevrolet Malibu east on Chestnut Street approaching 30th Street in Philadelphia when he got stuck in traffic. The traffic was caused by a c [...]

On July 16, a driver in University City, PA struck three construction workers — including flipping one onto his hood and smashing his windshield — then drove around the block to argue with them. According to this article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the man was driving a Chevrolet Malibu east on Chestnut Street approaching 30th Street in Philadelphia when he got stuck in traffic. The traffic was caused by a c [...]