96 South Broadway
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over 5,000 pedestrians are killed by motor vehicles each year, which is nearly 14 people every day. Unfortunately, the numbers are rising, not falling. Though total traffic fatalities in the U.S. have consistently fallen over the last decade, primarily due to advancements in safety technology, pedestrian fatalities have risen by over ten percent over the last decade. Most of the available safety technology which protects the occupants of cars quite obviously is of no help to pedestrians, who are no match for a traveling hunk of steel operated by an inattentive, careless, distracted, or reckless driver.
Drivers are more distracted than ever before – mainly attributable to using new technologies while traveling. The use of cell phones, other mobile devices, and social media is creating extremely dangerous conditions for other cars as well as pedestrians.
Pedestrian injuries are commonly severe. Broken bones, head injuries including traumatic brain injury, spine injuries, torn ligaments, and sometimes even paralysis or death occur frequently when pedestrians are struck by vehicles of any type.
What Our Firm Can Do For You
Our pedestrian accident attorneys understand the priorities following a traumatic accident:
- Handling the claims process with insurance companies;
- Making sure the proper insurance company will cover past and future medical costs;
- Recovering lost wages; and
- Aggressively pursuing a claim against those responsible for your bodily injury, pain, suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life.
Our attorneys have decades of experience handling pedestrian accident cases and claims. We will help you through the claim process and work with you, your medical providers, and insurance companies to make sure you get a fair resolution for your claim.
Please contact our office at (845) 353-2000 for inquiries regarding our Personal Injury Practice, or to arrange a consultation:
J. David MacCartney, Jr.
Stephen M. Honan
Alak Shah