Ellijay Pedestrian Accident Attorney
Pedestrian injuries are unfortunately common and serious. 5,977 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in the US in 2017 – that’s about 1 every 88 minutes. An estimated 137,000 pedestrians were taken to an ER for nonfatal injuries. Further, pedestrians are 1.5 times more likely than vehicle occupants to be killed in a car crash.
Certain pedestrians are at higher risk of being injured – Pedestrians over the age of 65 made up approximately 20% of deaths and about 20% of all children under 15 who dies in a traffic accident were pedestrians. Approximately half of all pedestrian deaths involved alcohol for either the driver or pedestrian – about 1/3 occurred with a pedestrian whose blood alcohol was over the legal limit, and almost 20% involved a driver with a blood alcohol over the legal limit. If you are involved in such an accident, consulting with an Ellijay pedestrian accident lawyer can be crucial for obtaining the compensation you deserve.
Further, other factors increase the risk of pedestrian injury such as: higher vehicle speeds increase, urban areas, non-intersection locations, and at nighttime travel.
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However, if you or a loved one have been injured in a pedestrian accident contact one of our Ellijay Pedestrian Accident Injury Attorneys today and let us start fighting for you.
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