When walking around Pine Bluff, you expect the motorists to follow the rules of the road. If a careless driver has broken driving laws and harmed you in an accident, you may have severe injuries and serious medical debt. You can take legal action to recover these losses and hold the driver accountable for their actions. You’ll want to have a Pine Bluff pedestrian accident lawyer fighting for you to ensure your rights are protected.
How Does Negligence Cause Pedestrian vs. Vehicle Collisions?
Drivers have a duty to drive safely and not cause harm to others. When they fail to meet that duty, pedestrians can be hurt. Our lawyers will review the evidence of the accident to find the cause. The police report, surveillance of the accident, eyewitnesses, and photographs of the accident scene can help us determine how it happened.
- Keeping Eyes Off the Road. It’s possible the driver was distracted. Their eyes weren’t on the road, so they couldn’t see if they were veering out of their lane, approaching a stop sign or red light, or if a pedestrian was in the street. Common distractions like cell phones and food can be the reason a driver is negligent.
- Ignoring Traffic Laws. Running red lights, speeding up at yellow lights, and not allowing pedestrians to cross when they have right-of-way could all result in severe collisions.
- Speeding. We’ve discussed how speeding can lead to more dangerous injuries, but it can also be the reason the accident occurred. When a driver speeds, they have less reaction time, less time to slow down, and can lose control of their vehicle more easily.
If your accident happened because of any of the reasons above, you may be dealing with serious injuries. Pedestrians don’t have anything to protect them from the impact.
A collision could result in catastrophic injuries that will never fully heal or injuries that will take a considerable amount of time and expensive medical care before you’re healed.
Your lawyer will total the costs of your injuries, future medical care, and the time you’re going to miss from work to put a value on the economic damages. If you cannot return to your job, we’ll include the diminished earning capacity or lost earnings as part of your financial losses. We’ll fight for you to recover those damages so you can have the care you deserve. You may also be dealing with noneconomic damages like:
- Pain and suffering
- Mental anguish
- Loss of enjoyment of life
Living with painful injuries, dealing with the trauma of the crash and how it affected you, and being prevented from living your life as you would have before the accident are all severe consequences of the accident but aren’t in the form of a bill. These losses are still something that you can recover. Our lawyers will seek full and fair compensation, including the noneconomic damages you’ve suffered.