Pedestrian Accidents Attorneys Philadelphia

In order: your own auto policy's medical benefits if you own a car or live with a relative who does - pedestrians are covered by auto policies even outside the vehicle - then the striking driver's medical benefits coverage, then health insurance. Many injured pedestrians never realize their own auto policy is the first payer.

No. Drivers must yield to pedestrians in crosswalks under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3542, but pedestrians crossing outside a crosswalk must yield to traffic. Right of way violations run in both directions, and fault in these cases turns on precise crossing location, signals, lighting, and driver speed and attention.

Usually yes. Crossing outside a crosswalk is comparative negligence, not a bar - you recover as long as you were not more than 50 percent at fault, with damages reduced by your share. Driver speed, distraction, and failure to observe what was plainly visible routinely place the majority of fault on the driver despite the crossing location.

A hit-and-run is an uninsured motorist claim under your own or a household auto policy, and Pennsylvania's Assigned Claims Plan provides limited benefits when no policy exists in the household. Report to police immediately - prompt reporting is a condition of these claims - and canvass for cameras before footage cycles.

Because an unprotected body absorbing vehicle impact produces fractures, head trauma, and surgical injuries far exceeding typical occupant claims, and because liability commonly lands on a driver who failed to yield. Severe damages plus clear fault is the formula that drives value - subject always to the insurance available, which the attorney's job is to maximize.