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Crossing The Street At Night: Can Pedestrians Be At Fault? Contact JML Law

People are more tempted to cross the street illegally (jaywalk) or cross outside of a crosswalk at night, it’s true that crossing the street at night increases the risk of both getting into a car-pedestrian accident and being fully or partially at fault for the car crash.<br><br>If you became the victim of a car accident as a pedestrian, and the driver or his/her insurer denies your recovery for your injuries and damages, seek the immediate help of a skilled car accident attorney Los Angeles to find evidence of the driver’s negligence and recover compensation. <br>

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Crossing The Street At Night: Can Pedestrians Be At Fault? Contact JML Law

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  1. Crossing The Street At Night: Can Pedestrians Be At Fault? Contact JML Law

  2. Streets At Night Crossing the street at night may not seem like a big deal – “There are fewer cars,” you may think – but it can actually become risky (especially on Friday or Saturday night, when there’s a higher likelihood of encountering drunk drivers).

  3. Fact:  Over 5,000 pedestrians are killed in car accidents across the U.S. Every year, while other nearly 130,000 suffer injuries in traffic crashes.

  4. Can a Pedestrian Be at Fault? • While we always tend to assume that only drivers can be held liable for car-pedestrian accidents, in reality it’s not uncommon for pedestrians to be at fault in such traffic collisions, car accident attorneys in Los Angeles say. • Fact: higher vehicle speed increases both the risk of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle and the severity of pedestrian injuries. • But what may truly surprise you is that pedestrians are often at fault in car-pedestrian accidents, which may significantly minimize or even deny their compensation benefits. • While people are more tempted to cross the street illegally (jaywalk) or cross outside of a crosswalk at night, it’s true that crossing the street at night increases the risk of both getting into a car-pedestrian accident and being fully or partially at fault for the car crash.

  5. Pedestrian Can Blame For The Los Angeles car accident attorney at JML Law outline four scenarios in which a pedestrian can bear the blame for the car- Pedestrian accident fully or partially. • Crossing the street outside of a crosswalk, and jaywalking • Crossing the street in the crosswalk but against a red traffic signal • Stepping onto the street or highway while overly-intoxicated • Walking along streets, highways or bridges where only cars are allowed to drive.

  6. How to seek compensation even if you’re partially at fault? However, it doesn’t necessarily mean that just because you were partially at fault for the car-pedestrian accident, the car driver and his/her insurance company won’t compensate for your injuries.

  7. Seek Legal Counsel From Car Accident Attorney • If you became the victim of a car accident as a pedestrian, and the driver or his/her insurer denies your recovery for your injuries and damages, seek the immediate help of a skilled car accident attorney to find evidence of the driver’s negligence and recover compensation. • At JML Law, the best car accident lawyers in Los Angeles and across California stand up for pedestrians to help them seek financial compensation for their injuries, damages and losses.

  8. Reach Out TO JML Law Contact JML Law today to find out the best legal strategy in your particular case. • Call: 818-835-5735 • Contact: https://www.jmllaw.com/contact.shtml • Visit at: 21052 Oxnard St, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, CA 91367

  9. THANKS! Any questions?

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