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Miami Crosswalk Accident Lawyers: Your Advocates After Pedestrian Injuries

Were you injured walking in a crosswalk in the Miami area?

Drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians legally in crosswalks face liability and victims deserve fair compensation for their injuries.

We help crosswalk accident victims in Miami recover the compensation they deserve. No settlement, no fee.

When pedestrians are hit by a car the results can be tragic.

Lawsuit Legal's crosswalk injury lawyers will help you pursue the maximum compensation you are due.

Miami-Dade County consistently ranks among Florida's most dangerous areas for pedestrians, with hundreds of crosswalk accidents resulting in severe accidents.

Our personal injury attorneys represent clients on a contingency fee basis and serve clients throughout Florida.

Contact us today to review your legal claim and find out what you're owed.

Call (888) 713-6653 now.

If You're Hit While Legally Crossing the Street: Understanding Your Rights

Florida Statute §316.130 explicitly gives pedestrians the right-of-way in marked crosswalks. However, too many drivers are not paying attention at busy intersections and the results are often tragic. When car drivers hit pedestrians the victims typically suffer devastating injuries from the impact.

In Miami, heavily congested and popular tourist areas like South Beach and Brickell see particularly high rates of pedestrian accidents. The high volume of walking and bicycle along with vehicle traffic makes for a dangerous mix at intersections. These accidents often result from:

• Distracted driving (texting, eating, or doing other non-driving activities)
• Failure to yield right-of-way
• Drowsy or fatigued driving (delivery trucks and other large commercial vehicles)
• Aggressive or careless driving behaviors
• Speeding through intersections
• Running red lights or stop signs
• Impaired driving
• Hidden or obscured cross-walk markings
• Inattention Blindness
• Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

Drivers are obligated to stop completely for pedestrians in crosswalks and yield when turning at intersections. When they fail to exercise due care to avoid striking someone legally walking it constitutes negligence and creates liability for injuries. If a driver's failure to yield caused you or a loved one to suffer injuries our attorneys can help take legal action against the at-fault driver to pursue compensation beyond Florida's PIP coverage limits.

How Can a Miami Pedestrian Accident Lawyer Help You?

The goal of our legal team is simple: to see you get paid what you deserve. Our legal team are experts in Florida's complex right-of-way laws and their implications for your legal matter. We want to pursue all compensation you are due.

The most important step you can take to ensure you get compensated fairly is to speak with an experienced Miami crosswalk accident attorney. At Lawsuit Legal we provide a 100% free case evaulation to review the facts and determine your legal options.

If you've been struck while using a Miami crosswalk, take these immediate steps to protect your legal rights and strengthen your injury claim:

• Seek immediate medical attention - Even if injuries seem minor, have a doctor check your physical condition and document a treatment plan. Waiting too long to see a doctor and get tested gives insurers room to argue you weren't hurt as badly as you claim.
• Get Your Accident Report - A copy of your Miami Police Department accident report documents what happened and includes such critical information as: any right-of-way / traffic violations the driver was cited, officer determination of fault, physical evidence at the scene, witness statements from bystanders, drivers condition at the scene.
• Avoid insurance statements - Make no statements to the insurance companies beyond notifying your insurer about the accident. It's not a good idea to speak to the driver's insurance company. Let your lawyer handle all communications with the insurance companies throughout the personal injury claim process.
• Document Everything - Keep track of all your injuries and their impact on your life. Collect all accident-related medical expenses, bills, and costs you incur as a result of what happened. Keep all letters received from the insurance company, and any accident-related evidence you may have of what happened.
• Contact a Lawyer - To protect your legal rights after a pedestrian car accident in Miami-Dade County speak with a skilled attorney as soon as possible. At Lawsuit Legal we know exactly what steps to take to protect your personal injury claim. Don't face Miami's aggressive insurance carriers alone. Good legal representation evens the playing field.

How Skilled Legal Representation Can Impact Your Case

When you're injured in a Miami crosswalk accident, you're facing major insurance companies designed to minimize payouts at every turn. The more severe the injuries the higher the stakes, and the insurers play to win.

Expect delay strategies, lowball offers, and pressure techniques - the insurers don't play fair. A good injury lawyer with a reputation of not being afraid to try your case in the Miami-Dade courts if necessary changes the game. It forces the insurers to take your claims seriously.

In our experience, adjusters routinely undervalue pedestrian claims by a wide margin.

Insurance representatives tend to change their tune when an attorney gets involved.

When an insurer undervalues a legitimate crosswalk injury claim, the shortfall lands on you: the unpaid treatment, the missed work, and the years of care that settlement was supposed to cover.

Settlements that fall pitifully undervalued can leave you personally responsible for ongoing treatments when reserved funds run out.

Our attorneys are skilled negotiators and litigators. We will build a strong case and fight to see you get the compensation you deserve.

Common Pedestrian Accident Injuries in Miami

Vehicle versus pedestrian accidents typically result in more severe injury profiles for obvious reasons. The human body is uprotected and no match for a collision with a vehicle.

• Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs): Head injuries are a common result of pedestrian strikes either from impact with the vehicle or a secondary blow with the pavement. From mild concussions to permanent cognitive impairment, brain injuries can have a life-altering impact for the victim.
• Back Injuries: Pedestrians are especially vulnerable to trauma and we commonly see victims suffer back injuries from painful soft tissue trauma to fractured spines and spinal cord damage. Extended hospitalization, rehabilitation, and multiple surgerical treatments are required in some cases.
• Lower Limb Bone Fractures: Broken bones are a common result of pedestrian car accidents where the human body absorbs tremendous force without protection. Tibia/Fibula fractures are common along with femur breaks when the forces of impact are powerful enough.
• Pelvic Fractures: Pelvis fractures can potentially cause life-threatening internal bleeding and result in permanent mobility impairment. We regularly encounter pelvic breaks in severe cases.
• Clavicle (Collarbone): Broken collarbones are a frequent injury profile in forward fall victims following a vehicle strike.
• Broken Ribs: Rib fractures can puncture lungs or damage vital organs and are extremely painful for victims and can result from the initial vehicle impact or from a secondary impact with the curb or road surface.
• Soft Tissue Injuries: Lacerations, bruises, tears to muscle and ligaments, and nerve damage are all commonly experienced by victims in crosswalk injury cases.

If you lost a loved one in a fatal pedestrian accident, you may be eligible for compensation from a wrongful death lawsuit.

What Is a Miami Crosswalk Accident Case Worth?

Pedestrian cases tend to sit at the serious end of the injury scale, and Florida law prices them accordingly. There is no cap on compensatory damages in a negligence case: medical care past and future, lost income and earning capacity, and pain and suffering are all on the table.

Pain and suffering against the at-fault driver requires an injury that meets Florida's serious injury threshold under § 627.737(2): a permanent injury, significant permanent scarring, significant loss of an important bodily function, or death. The force of a vehicle striking an unprotected person clears that bar in most serious cases, but proving it takes consistent treatment and a physician's permanency opinion.

The other lever is fault. Under Florida's modified comparative negligence rule, your recovery drops by your assigned share of fault and disappears entirely past 50 percent. Expect the insurer to argue the pedestrian was to blame. Countering that argument with the crash report, camera footage, and witness accounts is where these cases are won.

How Long Do You Have to File a Pedestrian Injury Lawsuit in Florida?

Two years from the date of the crash for negligence claims under Florida's post-HB 837 statute of limitations, and two years from the date of death in a fatal case. A crash involving a government vehicle, a transit bus, or a claim against a public agency can carry notice requirements that come due sooner.

Intersection cameras and business surveillance are measured in days, not years. The legal deadline is two years. The evidence deadline is this week.