Pedestrian Accident Attorneys In Deerfield Beach, Florida (FL)

Why Select Fuentes Berrio Schutt to Handle Your or Your Loved One in Pedestrian Accident Injury or Wrongful Death Case? 

Fuentes Berrio Schutt is a personal injury law firm in Deerfield Beach, Florida, that provides personalized service and superior results to clients throughout Florida.  Our Pedestrian Accident Attorneys work hard to ensure our clients receive full compensation from those who caused their injuries or the fatal injuries of a loved one.  Fuentes Berrio Schutt offers its legal representation on a contingency-fee-basis.  This means that you do not pay anything up-front, and when our law firm recovers compensation for you or your loved one. We receive a small portion of the recovery. 

Florida Pedestrian Laws Are Designed to Protect Pedestrians

The Florida Legislature passed “Pedestrian Accident Laws” designed to protect joggers, walkers, and bicyclists, who have been struck by negligent drivers.  These legal rights provide victims with a legal path to recover fair monetary compensation for injuries, damages, economic losses, or the loss of a loved one.  Car accident insurance companies vigorously defend against these types of injury and wrongful death claims.  That is why you or your loved one should have an advocate on your side to protect your right to recover monetary compensation for your claim.

At Fuentes Berrio Schutt, our Pedestrian Collision Lawsuit Lawyers have served clients in hundreds of personal injury and wrongful death cases all over Florida.  Our Florida Pedestrian Accident Attorneys are ready to meet with you or your loved one in the comfort of your home, hospital, workplace, or at any place that is convenient for you.  We also offer Virtual Consultations or phone consultations to review your case and answer all of your important legal questions.

If you or someone you love has been harmed in a pedestrian accident, call us 24/7 at 954-752-1110 to receive your free consultation. Nosotros hablamos español.

According to accident data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, thousands of pedestrians are injured or killed annually in the United States.  The CDC estimates that pedestrians are 1.5 times more likely to die in pedestrian accidents as compared to the occupants of motor vehicles.

A majority of all pedestrian accidents happen at night and in urban areas.  The most common types of pedestrian accidents are:

• Crosswalk Accidents: Most pedestrians who are struck in crosswalks are hit by drivers trying to make left-hand turns, distracted drivers, at night by drivers who didn’t see the pedestrian.  Pedestrians should increase their visibility by wearing highly reflective clothing and by carrying flashlights.
  
  
• Hit-and-run Accidents: Hit-and run accidents occur a lot.  Hit-and-run collisions typically involve pedestrians who have been hit by distracted drivers, drunk drivers, distracted drivers, and those who accidentally strike pedestrians on isolated roads and flee from the scene out of fear.
  
  
• Parking Lot Accidents:  Drivers pulling into or backing out of parking spaces often fail to make sure it’s clear before driving.  Moreover, a majority of parking lot pedestrian accidents are caused by driver impatience. 

Proving Fault and Establishing Negligence in Your Florida Pedestrian Accident Injury Case

In order to win your pedestrian accident case, your attorney must prove to the court that the at-fault party’s actions were negligent and the at-fault party caused the pedestrian accident resulting in injuries or death. 

Florida’s Theory of Negligence – Proving Negligence is Comprised of Three Elements:

Duty of Care

Did the at-fault driver owe the pedestrian a Duty of Care?  In many cases, the pedestrian has the right of way.  In a pedestrian accident lawsuit, the most important legal question to answer is, “How much care was reasonably expected?”  In Florida, drivers must obey the law and avoid striking other vehicles and pedestrians. 

Breach of Duty

The second key element in proving negligence is proving the driver breached their Duty of Care.  For example, if the driver of a car was driving while intoxicated and they struck you, that driver violated the law because they were driving while drunk.  That would be a clear Breach of Duty since people are not permitted to drive drunk.

Causation

After your Pedestrian Accident Attorney has proved that the driver had a “Duty of Care” and the driver breached that duty, your attorney needs to establish that the driver’s Breach of Duty resulted in the pedestrian accident and caused new injuries and/or death.  

If you or a loved one have been harmed or if a loved one was fatally injured in a pedestrian accident, call us 24/7 at 954-752-1110 for your free case review and consultation. Nosotros hablamos español.

Contact Our South Florida Bike Accident Attorneys for Your Free Consultation 

Fuentes Berrio Schutt is a Florida law firm that represents injured pedestrian accident victims and families of fatal injury victims throughout Florida.  Our attorneys are ready to meet you at any other place in Palm Beach County and Broward County, and especially the cities of Deerfield Beach, Lake Worth, Pompano, Hillsboro, and Highland Beach to answer your injury claim questions.

Fuentes Berrio Schutt is ready to help pedestrian accident victims receive the monetary compensation that they deserve for their accident claims. Call us 24/7 at 954-752-1110 for your free case review and consultation. Nosotros hablamos español.