Norman Pedestrian Accident Lawyer
We rarely think twice about stepping out to walk the dog or crossing a street to a coffee shop during a lunch break at work, yet 9,188 pedestrian fatalities occurred across the U.S. in a single recent year as well as tens of thousands of injuries. In Oklahoma, 115 pedestrian fatalities occurred in 2021, the highest number in half a decade.
Most pedestrian accidents are preventable and caused by driver negligence or reckless driving. If you or a family member suffered serious injuries with damages like medical expenses and lost wages, a pedestrian accident lawyer in Norman is ready to hold the driver accountable. Call a personal injury attorney in Norman from Dan Davis Law for an experienced Oklahoma pedestrian accident attorney to represent your interests.
Why You Should Choose a Pedestrian Accident Attorney From Dan Davis Law
With three decades of experience navigating Oklahoma personal injury law, Dan Davis Law is the firm that puts strength, skills, and resources behind your pedestrian accident claim in Norman or the surrounding area. We offer significant advantages, including the following:
- A team of skilled investigators, negotiators, and litigators to make a compelling case for the maximum compensation available to you
- An attorney dedicated to developing an individualized strategy tailored to your unique case
- A founding attorney and partners with a history of recovering over $400 million for injured clients so insurance companies know we mean business
We never charge upfront fees to injury victims. Your case evaluation is free and our contingency-based payment system means you only pay after we recover your compensation.
A pedestrian is vulnerable to grave injuries in a collision with a vehicle weighing an average of 4,000 pounds. Because of this vulnerability, drivers have a legal duty to take all reasonable measures to avoid causing injuries to exposed pedestrians. Drivers must follow traffic laws and avoid distractions. Sadly, many drivers breach this duty of care, leaving them liable for the victim’s damages in an accident. Common causes of pedestrian accidents in Oklahoma include the following:
- Speeding
- Distracted driving
- Failure to yield the right of way
- Aggressive driving
- Impaired driving
- Backover accidents
- Failure to adjust driving speed due to poor visibility
Other entities sometimes cause or contribute to pedestrian accidents, such as a road planning agency that designs a confusing intersection or a negligent road maintenance agency that fails to clear debris. The agency or other entity could be liable for damages in these cases.
What If I Was Partly Responsible for the Accident?
Oklahoma’s modified comparative negligence insurance system allows injury victims to recover compensation even if they were partly at fault for an accident as long as they are less than 50% responsible. If your actions contributed to the accident—say, you wore dark, non-reflective clothing at night—the insurance company subtracts your percentage of fault from your compensation. If your damages amount to a $100,000 claim but you were 25% at fault, the driver’s insurance company only has to pay $75,000 on your claim.
How Can a Pedestrian Accident Attorney In Norman Help?
Oklahoma’s fault-based insurance system benefits injury victims who contributed to the cause of their injuries by allowing them to recover a portion of compensation even if they contributed to the accident. Unfortunately, it also incentivizes the insurance company to assign blame to injury victims to safeguard their profits. An experienced attorney protects the best interests of their injured client against these and other insurance company tactics.
If you or a loved one suffered serious injuries due to a negligent driver or other at-fault party, contact the pedestrian accident lawyers in Norman who can help. At Dan Davis Law, we pursue all avenues open to our clients to maximize the compensation they recover for their injuries.