Pedestrian Accident FAQs

Pedestrian accident claims often depend on right-of-way rules, driver attention, visibility, vehicle movements, and evidence collected from the scene. These FAQs address crosswalk accidents, turning vehicles, distracted drivers, older pedestrians, nighttime crashes, and backover accidents.

Crosswalk and Turning-Vehicle Accidents

How Is Fault Established After a Fatal Crosswalk Accident?
Why Are Turning Vehicles Especially Dangerous to Pedestrians?
Why Do Left Turns Cause So Many Pedestrian Accidents?
What Evidence Can Prove Fault After a Turning-Vehicle Pedestrian Accident?
What Factors Determine Whether a Driver Failed to Yield to a Pedestrian?

Distracted Driving and Cell Phone Evidence

Why Is Distracted Driving Especially Dangerous for Pedestrians?
What Cell Phone Evidence Can Show That a Driver Was Distracted?
How Are a Driver’s Cell Phone Records Obtained and Preserved?
Are Cell Phone Records Enough to Establish Fault?
What Happens When a Driver Denies Using a Phone?
How Can Cell Phone Evidence Affect Comparative-Fault Arguments?
Why Can Cell Phone Records Matter in a Nighttime Pedestrian Accident?

Older Pedestrians and Nighttime Accidents

Why Are Older Pedestrians at Greater Risk of Serious or Fatal Injuries?
Are Marked Crosswalks Always Safe for Older Pedestrians?
How Do Speeding and Distraction Increase the Danger to Older Pedestrians?
What Evidence Can Establish Liability After an Elderly Pedestrian Accident?
Why Are Nighttime Pedestrian Accidents Especially Deadly?
Does Limited Visibility Excuse a Driver Who Strikes a Pedestrian?

Backover Accidents

What Is a Backover Accident?
Why Do SUVs, Pickup Trucks, and Commercial Vans Create Greater Backover Risks?
Can a Driver Be Liable Even When the Vehicle Has a Backup Camera?
What Evidence Can Help Prove Fault After a Fatal Backover Accident?

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