Pedestrian Accidents

Of all those who share the roads in New Jersey, pedestrians are the most vulnerable. The damage caused by a metal vehicle traveling 65 MPH striking an unprotected person can be catastrophic. In 2018, over 30% fatalities involving motor vehicles were pedestrians.

If you have been injured as a pedestrian you may be entitled to payment of your medical costs, hospital bills, lost wages, loss of future earnings, and medical bills. You are still entitled to the protection of your own insurance policy under pedestrian PIP. And, you may also be entitled to millions of dollars for your pain and suffering.

A pedestrian is any person on foot, walking, running, jogging, hiking, sitting, or lying down who is involved in a motor vehicle traffic crash. These exclude people on personal conveyances like roller skates, inline skates, skateboards, baby strollers, scooters, toy wagons, motorized skateboards, motorized toy cars, Segway-style devices, motorized and non-motorized wheelchairs, and scooters for those with disabilities.

According to NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis:

More pedestrian fatalities occur in urban areas (76%) than rural areas (24%);
More pedestrian fatalities occur at non-intersections (72%) than intersections (18%);
More occur in the dark (75%) than in daylight (22%), dusk (2%), and dawn (1%) combined;
One-fifth (20%) of children 14 and younger killed in traffic crashes were pedestrians;
More than two-thirds (66+%) of pedestrians killed in traffic crashes are male;
One-third (33%) of fatal pedestrian crashes involved a pedestrian with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08 g/dL or higher;
27% of fatalities arising from motor vehicle accidents in New Jersey involve pedestrians.

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