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South Florida Pedestrian Accident Attorneys

Defending Pedestrian Rights

In 2009, 4092 pedestrians were killed and an estimated 59,000 pedestrians were injured in traffic crashes according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. On average, a pedestrian was killed every two hours and injured every nine minutes.

Startling Pedestrian Accident Facts:

  • 1/5 of the children between ages 5-9 and killed in traffic crashes were pedestrians
  • 40% of young (under 16) pedestrian fatalities occurred between 3pm and 7pm
  • Alcohol involvement was reported in 48% of all pedestrian accidents
  • 74% of pedestrian-vehicle crashes occur where no traffic control exists
  • The top four states for pedestrian fatalities are California, Florida, Texas, and New York


More than 70 percent of pedestrians killed were in urban areas and 28 percent were killed in rural areas. Pedestrian accidents can happened anywhere – schools, shopping centers, construction sites, major highways, side streets and driveways. 

The severity of injuries often depends on how fast the vehicle was traveling. Some common pedestrian injuries can include traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, paraplegia and quadriplegia, broken bones, scrapes and bruises, and even death.

Our trial attorneys handle a variety of pedestrian accident cases, including those caused by a car, truck or bus driver who:

  • Was inattentive or distracted (cell phone, texting, eating, putting on make-up, etc.)
  • Ignored traffic rules, traffic signal, stop light or traffic sign
  • Was driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
  • Was speeding or driving recklessly (road rage, street racing)
  • Failed to yield the right of way to a pedestrian
  • Failed to look right when turning right into a crosswalk
  • Failed to stop for a school bus or slow down in school zones
  • Failed to confirm it was safe to back up (back-up collision or backover accident)


We are experienced in complex pedestrian accidents. In some pedestrian cases, there may be contributing factors that also lead to the accident. Sometimes the design of the intersection itself causes or contributes to the accident; non-working signals or failure of signage; lack of maintained property (impaired viewing such as overgrown shrubs), etc.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in a pedestrian accident due to the negligence of a car or truck driver, motorcyclist, or due to premises liability, and would like to learn more about your legal rights, please contact us here or call (954) 509-1900 or toll free at (800) 886-LAWS. Our personal injury and pedestrian accident law firm offers free consultations and charge you only if we win your case.

Baker, Zimmerman & Perez - "Defending the Injured" ™

Our Florida trial attorneys represent personal injury, auto accident, motorcycle accidents, personal water craft accidents, premises liability, and defective products clients throughout South Florida and the United States including Parkland, Coral Springs, Coconut Creek, Margate, Deerfield Beach, Light House Point, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth, Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, and throughout Palm Beach County, Broward County, Miami-Dade County.

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