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Health & Fitness

Pedetrian Traffic Accidents in Illinois

While many traffic accidents can cause the victims serious injuries, accidents involving a car and a pedestrian can be particularly devastating.  Pedestrians should be aware of the common causes and consequences of traffic accidents, as well as the legal ramifications of one, in order to keep themselves safe.

Traffic accidents involving pedestrians have a wide variety of different causes. One of the most common causes is simple carelessness on the part of the driver.  These sorts of accidents can give rise to personal injury claims on the part of the pedestrian if they suffer a serious enough injury. The personal injury case will hinge on the legal concept of “negligence.” This means that the driver, or their insurance, will likely have to compensate the pedestrian for their injuries if the court finds that the driver acted negligently, meaning that they acted without reasonable care for the other people around them.

If you have recently been involved in a pedestrian-automobile accident, contact an Illinois personal injury attorney in your area, and read this blog in its entirety at http://www.dgaalaw.com/dgaablawg/traffic-lawyer-pedestrian-traffic-accidents-in-illinois

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