Arizona Pedestrian Injury Lawyers
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Pedestrian Injuries
Pedestrians often suffer serious and life-threatening injuries when they are involved in an Arizona car accident. Arizona car drivers are required to yield right-of-way to pedestrians walking in crosswalks and at intersections, but it is common for drivers to fail to yield to pedestrians. Serious injury pedestrian accidents could occur due to an intoxicated, distracted, reckless or negligent driver. Anyone injured in a car accident would be well-advised to contact an experienced Phoenix Arizona pedestrian injury lawyer to examine his or her legal rights and options.
Arizona Pedestrian Laws
Here are examples of Arizona pedestrian laws. It is important to understand these statutes because if you are involved in an Arizona pedestrian accident you may have to prove that you were obeying the laws at the time of the accident.
- Under Arizona Statute 28-791: "Pedestrians are subject to traffic control signals at intersections."
- Statute 28-792 states: "The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be in order to yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is on the half of the roadway on which the vehicle is traveling or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger."
- Statute 28-793 requires pedestrians crossing the road at a location where there is no crosswalk to yield right-of-way to oncoming vehicles.
- Statute 28-796 requires pedestrians to walk on the sidewalk when one is provided and to walk on the shoulder facing traffic when there is no sidewalk.
Arizona Pedestrian Accident Statistics
According to the Arizona Department of Transportation's 2009 crash statistics:
- There were 1,523 total pedestrian accidents
- 122 pedestrian fatalities were reported in 2009 and 125 fatalities in 2008
- 1,304 pedestrian injuries were reported in 2009 and 1,432 pedestrian injuries in 2008
- 7.94 percent of all Arizona pedestrian accidents were fatal
- 58 fatal pedestrian accidents were alcohol-related
Any pedestrian injured in an Arizona car accident would be well advised to speak to a skilled attorney to determine if they are able to pursue compensation for their losses.
Liability and Compensation
Arizona is a tort law state, which means that it will become important to determine who was at fault for the collision. If it is determined that the driver caused the accident, the injured pedestrian can seek compensation for medical expenses, loss of earnings, hospitalization, surgery, physical therapy and other related damages. If the accident was the result of a dangerous roadway condition such as lack of visibility, then, the city or governmental entity responsible for maintaining the roadway can be also be held liable.
The Phoenix car accident attorneys at The Breyer Law Offices, P.C. help injured pedestrians seek fair compensation for their losses. We help our clients fight disputed claims and hold at-fault drivers responsible for the damage they cause. Please contact our experienced injury lawyers for a free and comprehensive consultation.
