Pedestrian Accidents

Southeastern Pennsylvania Pedestrian Injury Attorneys

Walking along a sidewalk or crossing a street should be safe activities as long as you are obeying basic traffic regulations. However, according to the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) over 4,600 pedestrians were killed last year in traffic accidents and more than 70,000 were injured.

Pedestrian accidents are often caused by driver negligence, such as:

• Failing to notice people in a crosswalk
• Speeding, or going too fast to be able to avoid hitting a pedestrian
• Failing to yield to pedestrians crossing the street
• Driving while texting, talking on a cell phone, eating, or while distracted
• Misjudging the distance needed to avoid hitting a pedestrian
• Driving while drunk or impaired by drugs

When a pedestrian is struck by a car, truck, van or bus, the injuries are almost always severe. Human bodies are not built withstand impact with a steel-encased motor vehicle of any kind. Tons of force can result in amputations, broken bones, traumatic brain injuries, back, neck and spinal cord injuries, and death.

If you have been injured in a pedestrian accident, a personal injury attorney from Mikus Law Associates will thoroughly investigate the accident and help you pursue compensation for your injuries and financial losses. If a loved one was killed in a pedestrian knockdown, we will seek justice for your loss in a wrongful death action.

We advance all costs in our pedestrian injury practice. We seek no reimbursement or attorneys' fees unless we are able to obtain a recovery for you.

Mikus Law Associates takes a team approach to representing you in your pedestrian accident case. Your legal team will consist of experienced lawyer, a paralegal, and a nurse consultant, if appropriate. At all times, a team member will be available to help you and answer your questions.

To schedule a free consultation, contact us on-line or by calling 717-715-0878 or 1-888-893-9891. For your convenience, we are available to meet with you at our Lancaster, Pennsylvania office or at an off-site location.