Thousands of innocent victims are injured or killed each year in the United States when they try to do the seemingly harmless act of crossing the street. Driver negligence results in an astonishing number of pedestrian accidents each day with nearly 70,000 people injured and nearly 4,500 people killed annually in pedestrian accidents across the U.S.
Pedestrian accident victims can be anyone, but the greatest numbers of serious injuries and fatalities involve children and the elderly. Left exposed at a crosswalk, even the slowest moving vehicle can leave an innocent bystander with severe injuries, or even result in the death of a pedestrian.
At Walner Law, our team of Chicago pedestrian accident lawyers will work hard to get accident victims justice. After all, the aftermath of a crash can really change things for victims and their family members. It’s important to be able to focus on recovery from a pedestrian accident, and not about lost income or other financial woes.