Maison Law secures the money that Turlock pedestrian accident victims need to fully recover from injuries.
Our lawyers get aggressive to make sure car insurance companies for careless drivers can’t get away with blaming pedestrians for the driver’s mistakes.
We provide a free, no-obligation consultation for all local injury victims. Contact us to set up a confidential case review. It’s a no-risk opportunity to find out what your injury may be worth and how to hold insurance companies fully responsible for recovery costs.
Do I Need an Attorney After a Pedestrian Accident?
If you were hit by a car and somehow escaped with only minor scrapes and bruising, you may not need a lawyer’s help with your case. It’s when you suffer serious harm, like a broken ankle, a deep wound, or a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), that you may need the protection of a Turlock Pedestrian Accident Lawyer.
When medical bills start to multiply, auto insurance adjusters will fight even harder to get out of having to provide support. They may say you were at fault or try to convince you to sign off on a “lowball” settlement offer that leaves many of the recovery costs in your lap. Your Maison Law attorney is a safeguard against this treatment. Your lawyer will submit all evidence to force insurers to accept responsibility and pay the maximum compensation available.
Careless Drivers Cause Pedestrian Accidents
A pedestrian is uniquely vulnerable in any encounter with a vehicle. In a collision, pedestrians can easily suffer severe and life-threatening injuries. Many pedestrian fatalities involve head injuries. Chest and abdominal injuries also often factor for victims.
Unfortunately, a pedestrian can take every precaution while crossing a street, but a careless driver can nullify any safety efforts.
Here are some of the most common causes of pedestrian accidents.
- Drivers speeding or driving too fast for conditions.
- Drivers failing to monitor crosswalks for pedestrians.
- Drivers failing to yield when making turns.
- Distracted driving while on a phone or texting.
- Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
What to Do After a Pedestrian Accident
After an impact, a victim will likely feel overwhelmed and possibly in a lot of pain. Of course, see to your safety first. If you end up in a spot that puts you in danger of getting hit again, try to get somewhere safe. Call 911.
Then, if able, you’ll need to start collecting details from your accident to build a strong case against the driver who caused it. Try to gather these crucial elements if possible:
- Give a full report to dispatchers and police.
- Take photos. Document the scene, the car that hit you, street signs. Take photos of any injuries that are visible and any damage to clothing.
- Talk to any witnesses.
- Exchange information with everyone involved but don’t make any statements about the accident. Insurance companies can use these statements against you later.
- Get checked out by EMS crews and your own doctor. Get everything documented.
- Keep any damaged clothing and personal items. Don’t throw evidence out.
A Hazard for Turlock Pedestrians
Over the past five years (2020-2024), the Turlock Community has lost at least 11 lives to tragic pedestrian accidents. That’s according to California’s Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS).
The traffic data shows that the cases of serious pedestrian accidents in Turlock have been back on the rise since extreme highs in 2020 and 2021. In 2024, Turlock recorded 22 pedestrian collisions involving injury. That continued high levels in 2023, when there were 21 serious accidents recorded.
By comparison, the much larger city of Modesto recorded 112 serious pedestrian accidents and 5 fatalities in 2024. Overall, Stanislaus County recorded 198 serious pedestrian accidents and 21 deaths in 2024.
Comparative Negligence for Pedestrians
What if you were texting while crossing the street when a car hit you? Maybe you didn’t cross at a crosswalk? You may feel like you were partially to blame in a collision with a car. That doesn’t mean you should forget about filing a claim. Pedestrians are required to use due care and caution for their own safety, and sometimes insurance companies will use this fact to weaken your claim.
Fortunately, California is a pure comparative negligence state. That means both the driver and the pedestrian can share the blame in an accident. They can be assigned a percentage of the fault.
For example, a pedestrian may be found to be 25% at fault for an accident, but a driver might be found to be 75% responsible. In that case, a pedestrian could still get compensation for injuries and other losses, but the 25% blame he or she shared would be deducted from the final award.
Deadline for Filing after a Pedestrian Accident
The State of California generally provides victims up to two years to file a claim after an accident. We recommend that victims don’t wait this long though. To build a strong case, evidence and reports will need to be collected. The more time that passes after an accident, the harder it’ll be to gather these details. A quick response is especially important after an accident caused by a hit-and-run or uninsured driver.
What Our Clients Say
Other Frequently Asked Questions
Victims must demand help with all medical bills. This includes the expenses they may face in the future if a long-term injury develops. Victims should be fully reimbursed for the time they miss at their place of work and the benefits they are robbed of. A skilled Turlock pedestrian accident attorney would also seek full support for the pain a pedestrian victim goes through and the emotional trauma they may carry with them for the rest of their lives.
Yes. California encourages families hit by tragedy to file a wrongful death claim. The car insurance company would be responsible for the funeral costs, and the remaining rescue response and medical bills. Insurers would have to examine the income the victim had supported the family with and replace it in the future. The family’s grief and loss of companionship in the future is another factor that should be built into a settlement check.
If a hit-and-run suspect is never identified, victims can file a claim against their own car insurance. Support would come out of uninsured motorist coverage. If victims don’t have insurance, they might be covered on a family member’s policy.
Contact a Turlock Pedestrian Accident Lawyer
Reach out to Maison Law in Turlock to schedule a free, confidential consultation with an actual lawyer. We want to hear what happened to you. We’re going to answer your questions and make sure you are prepared for the insurance tactics you’ll face so you don’t forfeit valuable support. We help victims and their families in Turlock and across Stanislaus County.
This is a meeting worth scheduling if you’ve been seriously hurt. A skilled attorney can often earn you much more in support than you could earn by taking on unhelpful car insurance providers yourself.
There’s no obligation for this free case review, but if you need our help, you don’t have to worry about having the money to pay us. Everyone can afford strong legal representation from Maison Law. Maison Law only gets paid if we win your case for you. Then, upon victory, our fee comes out of the settlement check that a car insurance company must write for you.
