Blog: Pedestrian Accidents

Icy roads lead to pedestrian accidents in Western Pennsylvania

Jan 6, 2015

Two separate pedestrian accidents have tragically taken the lives of two Western Pennsylvania residents over the weekend. An Aleppo Township woman was killed while walking her dogs on Aleppo Road in Allegheny County on January 3, 2014. Also, in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, a man was killed as his own van slid on an icy street and ran him over. This past Saturday, Allegheny County dispatchers fielded 3,700 calls between 5 and 11 a.m. Also, Beaver...

Boy fatally struck in pedestrian accident

Dec 30, 2014

A fatal pedestrian accident in Franklin Township, New Jersey involving a police cruiser and a young boy occurred Sunday night. The boy was on his way to a sleepover with two friends along with two adult supervisors. As they were about to cross Delsea Drive the adults saw a fast approaching vehicle and called for the boy to come back, but the boy was already in the street and a Franklin Township police car struck...

Pittsburgh man killed in pedestrian accident

Dec 12, 2014

A fatal pedestrian accident claimed the life of a Pittsburgh area man Wednesday night. The accident occurred around 11:30 pm and about half a mile east of the Boulevard of the Allies exit of I-376 East in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The victim was walking in the left lane of the Parkway East outbound when he was struck according to the state police. The impact flung him into the westbound lanes where he was hit by two...

Pittsburgh pedestrian accident: 1 dead, 2 injured

Nov 26, 2014

A tragic pedestrian accident occurred Wednesday morning on the South Side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A one-ton dump truck drove onto the curb of East Carson Street right before crossing the Smithfield Bridge. The truck then hit two pedestrians from behind as they were crossing East Carson Street. One man was pronounced dead at the scene and the other pedestrian, an Allegheny County woman, was taken to Mercy Hospital. The driver was also taken to the...

Pedestrian accident hospitalizes woman

Nov 19, 2014

A pedestrian accident occurred in Ardmore, Pennsylvania on Thursday evening. This Pennsylvania woman was on a jog, when a car struck her while she was crossing Montgomery Avenue. The car was stopped at a red-light heading westbound on Montgomery. As the light turned green the driver proceeded forward. The driver of the vehicle could see the jogger but was unable to stop in time to avoid striking her. The woman hit the front passenger side...

Halloween pedestrian accident leaves 3 dead

Nov 7, 2014

Pedestrian accidents are sadly common on Halloween because the streets are full of children of all ages, walking the neighborhood to trick-or-treat. In the Los Angeles area this normally joyful tradition took a tragic turn when a Sport Utility Vehicle with two men inside struck three 13-year-old girls near an elementary school in Santa Ana, California. This tragic pedestrian accident claimed three victims. The three girls were in a crosswalk when hit. The vehicle was...

Pennsylvania State Trooper involved in pedestrian accident

Nov 5, 2014

A pedestrian accident has severely injured a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper in Western Pennsylvania. A vehicle on Route 19 struck a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper in Westmoreland County. The incident occurred near West Tech Drive in East Huntingdon Township, Pennsylvania. The trooper pulled over to clear unwanted debris along the road when a vehicle collided with him. The trooper was urgently flown to a Pittsburgh area hospital with serious injuries including: a broken leg, a...

Twelve people injured in Ohio pedestrian accident

Oct 29, 2014

An unusual pedestrian accident took place in Northeast Ohio on October 23, 2014. Twelve people were injured, three of which seriously injured, when a stolen truck was crashed into the Dover Gardens Tavern in Westlake, Ohio. Two 26 year old men stole the truck and were being pursued by police as they drove 75miles per hour through a residential zone with a speed limit of 35 miles per hour before they crashed through the patio of...

Compensation for pedestrians hit by buses

Oct 17, 2014

A pedestrian accident involving a New Castle, PA man and a New Castle Transit bus occurred Monday, October 13. The New Castle man was hit by a bus on Garfield Avenue and is said to be in critical condition after suffering head injuries. From the accident scene, he was flown to St. Elizabeth's Health Center in Youngstown, Ohio to receive treatment. Cases involving pedestrians being hit by buses This is not the only example of...

Police question suspects in fatal hit-and-run accident

Oct 12, 2014

Hit-and-run accidents that cause the death of a loved one can be difficult to wrap your head around. Why someone would leave a victim to die after they just hit them with their vehicle is also a difficult thing to understand, but psychologists say that it's a fight-or-flight gut reaction that is non-discriminant to any one particular personality type. If you have lost someone to a hit-an-run pedestrian accident, you will need an experienced attorney...