Category: Pedestrian Accident

At this point in time there is no clear “yes” or “no” answer to the question in the title. The experts offer differing views, with respect to what could happen if utilization of marijuana were legalized. (more…)

Usually, when a pedestrian gets hit by an automobile, that same victim has reason to consider two possible courses of action. He or she could, of course, file charges against the driver. By the same token, the shaken and possibly injured pedestrian could file charges against the municipality in which the accident occurred. (more…)

Regardless of how severely any one pedestrian might get injured by a driver in a motor vehicle, that same driver cannot be named responsible for the injuries, unless the injured victim can answer “yes” to one question. Here is that question: Can you prove that the driver was negligent? (more…)

The legal system has laid out a series of steps, which can be followed by a pedestrian that has been hit by a car. Pedestrians that follow those same steps stand a better chance of being compensated for their damages. (more…)

According to the law, the motorists involved in a car accident are supposed to exchange information. Each of them should provide the others with the name of the company that carries that motorist’s automobile insurance. Of course, such an exchange cannot be completed, if one of the drivers had failed to join the ranks of the insured. (more…)