Pedestrian and Bicycle
Claims for people hit while walking or cycling, including crosswalk collisions, dooring, right hooks, and drivers who left the scene.
Drivers and their insurers reach for the same defense in nearly every one of these cases: the person came out of nowhere. Signal timing, sight lines, vehicle speed, and the physical evidence of the impact answer it.
Where the roadway itself contributed, a missing signal, a faded crossing, an obstructed sight line, a public entity may share responsibility, and those claims have their own short deadline. That gets evaluated in the first week, not the sixth month.
What we do on a case like this
- Signal timing and roadway records obtained
- Your own uninsured motorist coverage identified and pursued
- Hit and run claims worked alongside the police investigation
- Public entity liability evaluated inside its short window
Questions and Answers
Q.The driver drove off and was never found. Is there anything to do?+−
Often yes. Uninsured motorist coverage on your own auto policy, or a household member's, commonly covers a pedestrian or cyclist struck by an unidentified driver. Most people do not know they have it.
Q.I was crossing mid-block.+−
That is a comparative fault argument, not a bar. Drivers still owe a duty of care to people they can see, and how much fault attaches is a question of evidence.
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case turns on its own facts, and nothing on this page is legal advice or creates an attorney-client relationship.
Also in Vehicle Collisions
Car Accidents
Collision claims from rear-enders to multi-vehicle wrecks, including hit and run, and drivers who turn out to be uninsured or barely insured.
Truck and Commercial Vehicle
Collisions with tractor-trailers, delivery vans, and company fleets, where federal safety regulations and a corporate defendant change how the case is built.
Motorcycle Accidents
Rider claims, including the assumption that the motorcyclist must have been speeding or splitting lanes recklessly. We take that assumption apart with evidence.
Talk to an attorney before you talk to the adjuster.