Legal Question in Personal Injury in Pennsylvania
Pedestrian hit by a car in crosswalk
My mother was walking in a crosswalk at an intersection when she was struck by a vehicle trying to beat the red light. My mother was not in the lane the vehicle was traveling in, but the vehicle was trying to make the corner, and cut into the lane my mother was in to make the sharp turn. My mother immediately went to the hospital and had x-rays and other tests done. She has no broken bones, but she is in a lot of pain. How should she legally handle this situation?
4 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Pedestrian hit by a car in crosswalk
Your mother should call an experienced personal injury atty in her area. I'm at the other end of the State, but I can provide a few names of qualified attys near your mother. Please advise. Thank you, and good luck.
Re: Pedestrian hit by a car in crosswalk
The previous response was right on. Never attempt to handle an injury claim yourself, it would be a huge mistake. Contact our office, or another PI attorney, but you need to get legal representation immediately.
Re: Pedestrian hit by a car in crosswalk
Liability will depend upon whether your mother was appropriately crossing "with the light," so-to-speak. Assuming that she was, she will definitely be able to make a claim for monetary damages relative to her injuries as well as pain and suffering. Depending upon when this accident occurred, she may require follow-up care, and it will be difficult to evaluate the case until a more definite prognosis is given by her physicians.
In any event, it would be advisable to contact an attorney at this point, especially because the insurance carrier for the driver will be contacting your mother and asking her to provide a recorded statement. Insurance adjusters have sometimes been known to manipulate the questions in such a statement to avoid or alleviate the clear liability of their insured, and to prevent recovery of the plaintiff, so it is very important for your mom to have someone on her side.
Our office handles personal injury claims including major-trauma accidents as well as minor injury cases. Our fees in such cases are "contingent," meaning that the client doesn't actually have to pay a fee; rather, we are paid through a percentage of the recovery of the case, and if no recovery is made, there are no legal fees.
Please feel free to contact our office if you would like to schedule a free, confidential consultation. We would be happy to evaluate your mother's situation and provide her options as to the best route to proceed.
Thank you, and take care.
Marc D. Daffner, Esq.
Re: Pedestrian hit by a car in crosswalk
As you can see from the many responses, you certainly have a claim, it appears. Feel free to call our offices to discuss. No fee for a consultation. We handle many cases like these, and as a pedestrian, your mother will likely be able to recover significant monies.
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