Pedestrian Accidents

Walking is an essential part of our day-to-day lives but unfortunately, pedestrians are often at risk of getting hurt, especially in busy urban areas. In order to minimize the risk of accidents and ensure that our journeys are as safe as possible, it is important to follow some basic safety tips. 1. Stay Visible Visibility... read more

Accidents involving a car and a pedestrian often lead to devastating injuries because of the huge disparity between the size and weight of a vehicle versus that of a pedestrian. These accidents can be confusing because it can be difficult to determine the events that caused the collision to occur. If you were hurt in... read more

Contrary to popular belief, pedestrians do not always have the right-of-way in New Mexico. There are situations where a pedestrian can be held liable, or legally responsible, for being struck by a car for crossing without the right-of-way. Even if the pedestrian suffers more severe injuries than the driver of the motor vehicle, he or... read more

In a case that may be of interest to New Mexico premises liability plaintiffs, state’s supreme court recently granted summary judgment to a carnival company after a teenager was fatally injured crossing a road adjacent to the carnival grounds. According to the court’s opinion, the young girl and her friends were searching for somewhere to... read more

Late last month, the Court of Appeals of the State of California heard and ruled on a case stemming from a man being hit by a car near a church parking lot. The man was attending a function at the church and was crossing a five-lane road to get to the church from an overflow parking lot. The... read more