Legal Question in Personal Injury in California

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If your son was in the cross-walk area before the car was, the bulk if not all the liability is on the driver of the car. You should speak to an attorney.

Being in the crosswalk is kind of a presumption that it was not his fault and police officers know that so there must be a reason why the officer thinks your son may be at fault. For example, there might be a witness who might have told the officer your son was running across the street or stepped on the street in front of the car so that the driver could not reasonably stop in time to avoid the accident. The accident report needs to be reviewed by an attorney to get the facts and additional investigation might be required such as taking witness statements, photograph, measurements, etc. The opinion of the police officer carries some weight, particularly with the insurance companies, but the actual evidence such as witness statements, measurements, opinions of accident reconstructure experts, etc. is what will determine in court who is responsible for the accident.