Pedestrian Injuries

If you or someone you know was recently injured as a pedestrian on a public road due to another party’s fault, you need legal representation. A nAn experienced Washington pedestrian injury attorney will help you get the justice you deserve. What most people don’t realize, Washington has aa maze of laws and statutes that a knowledgeable attorney knows to get you the maximum amount of compensation you deserve. Soon after a pedestrian injury, no one can predict the length of care and help you may require as a result of your pedestrian incident.

In the Puget Sound region and especially in the greater Seattle area, the number of pedestrian injuries has surged in the last several years. Traffic fatalities involving pedestrians (including people in wheelchairs and those using scooters and skateboards) rose by 62.5% from 2010 to 2019. The speed of the vehicle involved is often a factor.

In a Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) February 2020 Bike and Pedestrian Safety Analysis, a reported 6,817 pedestrian crashes included 874 serious or fatal pedestrian injuries. Compare this to a reported 5,108 bicycle crashes that included 386 serious or fatal injuries from the previous time year. We all walk in Seattle, whether it is a quick jaunt from your car to an appointment or a longer walk from Queen Anne to Belltown. The chances of an injury, despite taking precautions, increases the more drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists share the road. Often, a city, county, and/or state is also negligent because of their poorly designed roads.

An accomplished injured pedestrian attorney will work effectively and efficiently to obtain maximum compensation for her clients. Money cannot rewind time, but the right amount will allow clients to pay their medical bills, time off from work, pain/suffering, and emotional trauma.

• Kolomiets v. City of Seattle and King County – Seattle, WA – A young woman was lawfully walking, using a marked crosswalk, when a bicyclist crashed into her at approximately 15 – 20 mph. She lost consciousness after her body hit the ground face first. Fleming Law with co-counsel have filed suit for negligent road design and negligent bicycling. Details here. Ms. Kolomiets received a six-figure settlement.
• Shaw v. Confidential State Farm Insured –Seattle, WA A Ballard resident had gotten off a Metro bus about three blocks from his home. As he was about halfway through a marked intersection on 24th Ave NW, a pick-up truck turned left and ran into him. He flew over the hood of the truck and landed on his back, breaking several ribs along with hurting his hip, shoulder, and arm. After a long battle with the pick-up driver’s insurer, Mr. Shaw and his wife received a confidential settlement.
• Confidential v. The Progressive Insurance – Whidbey Island, WA – $475,000 settlement for a 49 year old women who was walking to the transit stop at 5:45 AM for her regular commute to work. Although she did not use the marked crosswalk and wore dark clothes, the driver who hit her should have yielded and driven at the 10 mph speed limit in the park and ride area.
• Confidential v. Safeco – Seattle, WA – $892,500 confidential settlement for an injured Google employee, who was walking back from a lunch appointment in the Fremont neighborhood, when a commercial van driver made a right turn into him at the marked crosswalk. Although fully recovered, the Fleming Law client was forced to take a week off from work and cancel a long anticipated trip with his family to visit his grandparents in New England. By the time he was recovered enough to travel, his grandmother had passed away