New York Pedestrian Accident Attorneys

NY Auto Accident Injury Law Firm

The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) reports that each year nearly 5,000 pedestrians die in motor vehicle related accidents, and more than 78,000 pedestrians suffer injuries when hit by a car or truck. In addition to pedestrian-vehicle incidents, thousands of non-vehicular pedestrian accidents also occur annually. Poor property maintenance, sidewalk or parking lot defects and/or construction or other debris on walkways cause or contribute to these accidents.

Whether a vehicle or property defect causes an accident or injury, a pedestrian may recover damages for the injuries suffered if someone else's negligence caused or contributed to the incident. Negligence is the legal term for the failure to do (or not do) something that a reasonable person would, in a similar situation, in order to protect others from foreseeable risks

Be aware that those who may be legally responsible for your injuries might try to blame you for the accident, by claiming that your own negligence was the cause of what happened.

If you've been involved in a pedestrian accident, do the following:

• Call police immediately.
• Do not leave the scene of the accident before help arrives.
• Gather names and phone numbers of any witnesses.
• Do not make any statements to anyone, including drivers and insurers.
• Contact Goidel and Siegel, qualified and experienced New York pedestrian accident injury attorneys as soon as possible.