Crosswalks should keep pedestrians safe, but accidents still happen all too often throughout the metropolitan area. Drivers who fail to yield or pay attention put pedestrians at serious risk in the intersections of busy streets near the university and quiet roads in the suburbs. The result can be serious injuries, medical bills, and long-term recovery challenges.
If you or a loved one suffered injuries while crossing the street, an experienced Albuquerque pedestrian crosswalk accident lawyer at our firm could help you. As attorneys who were born and raised in this state, we understand the dangers pedestrians face in our community and know how local courts handle cases involving motorists and people traveling on foot. As personal injury attorneys, we care deeply about supporting our injured neighbors and striving to get them the justice they deserve.
Under New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-7-334, drivers must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians walking in marked crosswalks or intersections without signals. Unfortunately, many accidents occur because motorists are careless.
The knowledgeable attorneys in our Albuquerque office could explain how state law applies to your pedestrian accident in a designated intersection. We could gather police reports, witness statements, and video evidence to try to prove the driver breached their legal duty and caused your injuries. Understanding local statutes is important. Our attorneys at NMAF have years of experience applying these laws while serving as our injured clients’ advocates against the insurance companies.
As our attorneys could tell you, Albuquerque crosswalk collisions occur in places pedestrians frequent, namely intersections near schools and shopping centers and on busy streets, including Central Avenue and Montgomery Boulevard. Motorists commonly cause these accidents by:
Our attorneys could identify the specific cause of your crash and build a case that demonstrates how negligence led to your injuries. Once we determine that the person who hit you was negligent, we could work to recover damages for your injuries and your suffering. You may be able to obtain compensation for:
Our lawyers could help calculate the extent of your damages and could strive to obtain compensation that reflects the impact of the crash on your life.
To succeed in a claim, you must show that the driver whose car hit you owed you a duty of care, breached that duty, and directly caused your injuries. In crosswalk accident cases, this often means proving the driver violated NMSA § 66-7-334 by failing to yield the right-of-way.
Under New Mexico law, cases are decided using the pure comparative negligence standard. As a result, if you were partially at fault (for example, if you stepped into a crosswalk against the signal), your compensation may be reduced by your percentage of responsibility. Our Albuquerque pedestrian accident attorneys have experience in handling marked intersection crash cases and could work to minimize any fault assigned to you and maximize your recovery.
If a car struck you while you were crossing the street, an Albuquerque pedestrian crosswalk accident lawyer at our firm could explain your legal rights to you and work hard to get you the compensation you deserve. NMAF has roots in the local community, and we care about protecting our neighbors.
Call us today to schedule a consultation about your case. If you hire our firm, we could try to hold the at-fault driver accountable for your injuries.
