You might look both ways, use a crosswalk, and walk with eyes alert–not even letting your phone’s notifications distract you. Unfortunately, drivers sharing the roads with you may not be quite as responsible, and despite your care, you may be injured in a pedestrian accident.
Connecting with a Salt Lake City personal injury lawyer is an important step to take after a pedestrian accident. You will likely need extensive medical care and face significant financial consequences.
A Salt Lake City pedestrian accident lawyer can help mitigate those consequences. In our 30 years of service, we have won over $1.2 billion for our clients and will work to get you justice and restore your financial security.
Pedestrian Accident Injuries
Because they lack any protection when hit by a motor vehicle, pedestrians are especially susceptible to sustaining severe injuries when involved in an accident. Unfortunately, no injury is outside the realm of possibility for pedestrian accidents. Whatever happens, though, there are legal options for a pedestrian after a Utah car accident.
Broken Bones
Bones can break upon impact with a vehicle or a roadway. Some bone breaks heal with medical intervention and rest and rehabilitation, but others cause long-term damage–chronic pain and limited mobility, for example. Bone breaks carry the risk of infection, a condition that can cause serious illness.
Amputations
Crushed bones or other irreparable damage to limbs can require amputation. Violent impact can cause this damage. It can also occur when victims are dragged by or caught under a vehicle.
Brain or Spinal Trauma
When the brain experiences trauma, the victim can feel consequences cognitively, physically, and emotionally. Traumatic brain injuries affect memory, learning, judgment, and information processing. They can also compromise mobility, balance, and physiological functions and cause personality changes and emotional dysregulation.
Spinal trauma is also potentially catastrophic. Victims may be paralyzed, unable to breathe without artificial support, or care for themselves independently. The risk of depression is also elevated among spinal cord injury victims.
Muscle, Nerve, and Soft Tissue Damage
Back and neck injuries are common to pedestrians–pain and immobility are typical consequences. Victims may sustain nerve damage, diminished strength and sensation in parts of the body, or experience sprain or tearing of other soft tissue. It is not uncommon for these injuries to affect victims in the long term.
For a free legal consultation with a pedestrian accident lawyer serving Salt Lake City, call (801) 266-0999
Get the Compensation You Deserve
Recovering from a pedestrian accident injury may be a lifelong endeavor. Even victims who heal fully can find themselves in a financial hole caused by medical bills and time away from work. Other times, victims may still be disabled even after reaching their maximum medical recovery.
A pedestrian accident lawyer in Salt Lake City will fight to help victims achieve financial recovery, restoring their losses and bringing stability to their financial future. Pain and suffering damages in the state of Utah are also available, and a fair award allows victims to enjoy the best quality of life possible.
Siegfried & Jensen has secured substantial compensation for injury victims, including a $1.6 million award for a client injured in a pedestrian accident.
There are no two pedestrian accident cases or settlements exactly alike. However, you can expect your attorney to fight to recover your financial and non-tangible losses. These include:
- Income lost while recovering and future losses if you cannot return to work
- Medical bills and ongoing medical expenses
- Other expenses incurred by the accident and injuries
- Acknowledgement of your pain and emotional distress
- Acknowledgement of your reduced quality of life
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Utah Pedestrian Accidents by the Numbers
The most recent annual data from the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) reports 320 deaths on the States roads. Of that total, there were
- 53 pedestrians
- 15 bicyclists
- 50 motorcyclists
- 202 motorists
A report by the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) shows an increase in pedestrian deaths nationwide over a recent ten-year span. Pedestrian deaths increased by 54%, while all other traffic deaths increased by 13%. From one recent year to the next, Utah saw a 16.7% rise in pedestrian deaths.
According to the GHSA, the most up-to-date national rate of pedestrian deaths per 100,000 people is 2.26, while Utah has a rate of 1.26. This lower rate is certainly a positive, but pedestrians still experience injury and death while traveling Utah’s roads and deserve much-needed compensation. A Salt Lake City pedestrian accident attorney will fight to secure that financial justice.
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A Salt Lake City Pedestrian Accident Lawyer Will Handle All Aspects of Your Case
For a favorable case outcome, you need to provide strong evidence and comply with all legalities. You also need a legal representative who can negotiate strategically and, if necessary, fight fiercely at trial. The team at Siegfried & Jensen has what you need.
A pedestrian accident attorney in Salt Lake City will perform a post-accident investigation, collecting evidence to prove the at-fault party’s negligence caused your accident. By partnering with an attorney very soon after your accident, you give your lawyer the necessary time to investigate while still filing within Utah’s statute of limitations.
If you think you may have missed your legal deadline for filing, you should still reach out for a free case review, as some situations allow for deadline extensions.
Your lawyer will account for every loss you have sustained and send a settlement demand to the at-fault party’s representatives, opening up negotiations. If the other side cooperates, you may come to a settlement agreement without ever entering a courtroom. However, if the other side is uncooperative and fighting at trial is in your best interests, you can count on your attorney for exceptional representation at all court proceedings.
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The Right Representation Makes All the Difference
Partnership with a knowledgeable, experienced attorney makes a major difference in your case outcome. Our team can promise you the Siegfried & Jensen difference–someone is available to review your case 24 hours a day, and once we take your case, you can count on us to handle all the paperwork, filing, evidence gathering, negotiating, and legalities so you can focus your resources on healing.
We can meet you in our office, at your home, or even in your hospital room.
Our focus is always on getting our clients justice and maximum compensation for their losses–we are ready to put that focus on your case.
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