Crossing The Street At Night: Can Pedestrians Be At Fault? Contact JML Law

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Crossing The Street At Night Can Pedestrians Be
At Fault? Contact JML Law
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Streets At Night

• Crossing the street at night may not seem like a
  big deal There are fewer cars, you may think
  but it can actually become risky (especially on
  Friday or Saturday night, when theres a higher
  likelihood of encountering drunk drivers).

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• Fact 
• Over 5,000 pedestrians are killed in car
  accidents across the U.S. Every year, while other
  nearly 130,000 suffer injuries in traffic crashes.

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Can a Pedestrian Be at Fault?

• While we always tend to assume that only drivers
  can be held liable for car-pedestrian accidents,
  in reality its not uncommon for pedestrians to
  be at fault in such traffic collisions, car
  accident attorneys in Los Angeles say.
• Fact higher vehicle speed increases both the
  risk of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle
  and the severity of pedestrian injuries.
• But what may truly surprise you is that
  pedestrians are often at fault in car-pedestrian
  accidents, which may significantly minimize or
  even deny their compensation benefits.
• While people are more tempted to cross the street
  illegally (jaywalk) or cross outside of a
  crosswalk at night, its true that crossing the
  street at night increases the risk of
  both getting into a car-pedestrian accident and
  being fully or partially at fault for the car
  crash.

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Pedestrian Can Blame For

• The Los Angeles car accident attorney at JML Law
  outline four
• scenarios in which a pedestrian can bear the
  blame for the car-
• Pedestrian accident fully or partially.
• Crossing the street outside of a crosswalk, and
  jaywalking
• Crossing the street in the crosswalk but against
  a red traffic signal
• Stepping onto the street or highway while
  overly-intoxicated
• Walking along streets, highways or bridges where
  only cars are allowed to drive.

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However, it doesnt necessarily mean that just
because you were partially at fault for the
car-pedestrian accident, the car driver and
his/her insurance company wont compensate for
your injuries.
How to seek compensation even if youre partially
at fault?
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Seek Legal Counsel From Car Accident Attorney

• If you became the victim of a car accident as a
  pedestrian, and the driver or his/her insurer
  denies your recovery for your injuries and
  damages, seek the immediate help of a skilled car
  accident attorney to find evidence of the
  drivers negligence and recover compensation.
• At JML Law, the best car accident lawyers in Los
  Angeles and across California stand up for
  pedestrians to help them seek financial
  compensation for their injuries, damages and
  losses.

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Reach Out TO JML Law

• Contact JML Law today to find out the best legal
• strategy in your particular case.
• Call 818-835-5735 
• Contact https//www.jmllaw.com/contact.shtml
• Visit at 21052 Oxnard St,
• Woodland Hills,
• Los Angeles, CA 91367

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THANKS!

• Any questions?