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The Parrish Law Firm discusses the common causes of pedestrian accidents and precautions every person should take when walking in areas where vehicles are involved.
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Common Causes Of Pedestrian AccidentsPresented by The Parrish Law Firm
5000pedestrians are killed
84000pedestrians are injured
Every Year
Pedestrian accidents make up
11%Of all motor
vehicle accidents
180000Pedestrians were killed
in motor vehicle accidentsBetween 1975 and 2005
Most pedestrian deaths occur Most pedestrian deaths occur because of traumatic brain injury because of traumatic brain injury caused by the impact of the caused by the impact of the person's head against the person's head against the hood or windshield of hood or windshield of the striking the striking vehicle.vehicle.
Many of the non-fatal injuriesMany of the non-fatal injuriesreported by pedestrians followingreported by pedestrians followinga crash with a motor vehiclea crash with a motor vehicleinvolve damage toinvolve damage tothe lower limbs.the lower limbs.
Factors involving pedestrian accidents with motor vehicles include:
Drug or Alcohol
Impairment
Location
Time of Day
In 2003
46% of pedestrian casualties
involved inebriation by either the driver or the pedestrian.
Of that figure
34%of the pedestrians had been
legally intoxicated at the time of the crash.
Pedestrian crashes typically occur during the late afternoon and early evening hours
presumably because of the reduced levels ofvisibility at a time when many people are on the road.
About 72% of the annually reported About 72% of the annually reported crashes occur in urban regions with crashes occur in urban regions with
significantly higher rates of incidents significantly higher rates of incidents taking place attaking place at
places places otherother than crosswalks. than crosswalks.
Although this type of accidentmay be the fault of the pedestrian,it is far more common for the blame to lie withthe driver's negligence.
Common types of driver negligence include:-Distracted driving-Speeding-Failing to stop at a pedestrian crosswalk-Driving with a blood alcohol content over the legal limit or after taking drugs
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James R Parrish is a former partner in one James R Parrish is a former partner in one of the oldest trial law firms in Northern of the oldest trial law firms in Northern Virginia, whose members included one of Virginia, whose members included one of the original judges of the Virginia Court of the original judges of the Virginia Court of Appeals and three members of the Appeals and three members of the American College of Trial Lawyers, which is American College of Trial Lawyers, which is widely recognized as the most select group widely recognized as the most select group of trial lawyers in the nation. Mr. Parrish of trial lawyers in the nation. Mr. Parrish has published two consumer guides, The has published two consumer guides, The Virginia Car Accident Guide and The Virginia Car Accident Guide and The Virginia Dog Bite Book.Virginia Dog Bite Book.
Mr. Parrish is the founding and principal Mr. Parrish is the founding and principal attorney of The Parrish Law Firm, a Virginia attorney of The Parrish Law Firm, a Virginia law firm with a successful track record in law firm with a successful track record in winning personal injury cases and defending winning personal injury cases and defending those charged with traffic violations or DWI.those charged with traffic violations or DWI.
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