Pedestrian Accidents

Yes. Georgia law does not limit pedestrian injury claims to crosswalk accidents. While crossing outside a marked crosswalk can affect comparative fault allocation and reduce your damages, it does not automatically eliminate your right to recover, particularly if the driver was speeding, distracted, impaired, or otherwise failed to exercise reasonable care. We evaluate the full circumstances of every accident, not just where you were standing.

A hit-and-run does not leave you without options. Your own uninsured motorist (UM) coverage typically applies to hit-and-run pedestrian accidents in Georgia. We also investigate the incident aggressively, pulling traffic camera footage, canvassing for witnesses and residential cameras, and working with law enforcement on driver identification. If the driver is identified, we pursue a direct claim against them and their insurer.

Two years from the date of the accident under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33. However, surveillance footage, often the most critical evidence in pedestrian cases, is typically overwritten within 30 to 90 days. Do not wait on the evidence even if you are still deciding whether to pursue a claim. Call us immediately so we can secure what exists before it is gone.

Yes, as long as you are found less than 50% at fault under Georgia’s modified comparative negligence rule (O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33). Your damages are reduced by your fault percentage. If you were found 25% at fault, you recover 75% of your total damages. Insurance companies work hard to inflate pedestrian fault, crossing mid-block, crossing against a signal, wearing dark clothing at night. We counter every one of those arguments with evidence and expert analysis.

If poor road design, missing or faded crosswalk markings, broken pedestrian signals, or inadequate lighting contributed to your accident, a government entity, the city, county, or Georgia DOT, may be a co-defendant. Government claims in Georgia have specific ante litem notice requirements and shorter deadlines than standard personal injury claims. If a road condition played a role in your accident, call us immediately. The ante litem clock may already be running.

Pedestrian accident cases are among the highest-value personal injury claims because the injuries are among the most severe. Case value depends on the severity of your injuries, your medical costs, your lost earning capacity, the liability facts, and available insurance coverage. We do not quote numbers without reviewing your medical records and the full scope of your damages. What we can tell you is that we account for every cost, past and future, before we build a demand.

If the at-fault driver’s policy limits are insufficient to cover your damages, your own uninsured/underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage may apply. We investigate every available source of recovery, the at-fault driver’s insurer, your own UM/UIM policy, umbrella policies, and any third-party defendants such as a negligent employer if the driver was working at the time. We leave no policy unexamined.

Yes. A parent or guardian can file a personal injury claim on behalf of a minor child who was injured in a pedestrian accident. The statute of limitations is generally tolled until the child reaches age 18 in most circumstances, but we recommend acting quickly regardless. Evidence disappears on the same timeline for child victims as for adult victims. We represent injured children and their families and handle all aspects of the claim on their behalf.

Nothing upfront. We work on a contingency fee basis. You pay legal fees only if we recover compensation for you. That is what “Keep More of Your Settlement Money” means in practice. No retainer, no hourly billing, no out-of-pocket costs while your case is active.