If you were hit by a vehicle while walking in California, the driver owes you a duty of care under Veh. Code § 21950 to yield in a crosswalk and exercise due care for any pedestrian in any situation. You generally have two years to file under CCP § 335.1, or six months if a public entity is involved (Gov. Code § 911.2). No fee unless we win.
Pedestrian impacts are often serious. These seven steps protect both your health and the case - and they're written in the order they actually happen.
Make the call. Even if you can stand and walk, internal injuries, concussion, and orthopedic trauma often surface hours later. The police report locks the driver's identity in.
Name, license, plate, insurance. If the driver fled, get the plate, vehicle color, make, model, and any witness contact info immediately.
The crosswalk, traffic signals, the driver's vehicle position, any obstructions to visibility. Photos taken at the same time of day matter for sun-glare and visibility defenses.
Pedestrians, other drivers, store-front employees. Names and numbers captured at the scene matter more than statements taken weeks later.
Don't wash or discard them. The defense will sometimes argue you were distracted by your phone - your phone's lock-state log can rebut that.
Hidden internal bleeding and head injuries are common. ER documentation from day-of is the strongest medical record.
We send a preservation letter to the driver, the property, and any business with relevant CCTV - most footage is overwritten within 14–30 days.
A preservation letter on day one is often the difference between winning the liability fight and the carrier denying most of your claim.
California organizes damages into two categories. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Past results disclaimer. Prior results do not guarantee, warrant, or predict a similar outcome in your case.
Statewide Case Evaluations, 24/7. We'll send the preservation letter the same day and start building the case.
Call (888) 760-2529. A licensed California attorney calls back, usually within the hour.
Same day to the driver and any business with CCTV. We pull traffic-camera and police body-cam footage before it's overwritten.
Investigation, accident reconstruction, medical chronology, demand. If the carrier won't pay fair value, we file and litigate.
Names withheld for privacy, facts preserved for transparency. Each case is unique - yours included.
A high school student sustained serious injuries requiring arm surgery after being involved in a rollover accident as a passenger. The incident occurred while exiting Interstate 5.
Read the case study→During an evening bike ride in Twentynine Palms, a father was struck by a distracted driver who ran a stop sign, leaving him with multiple fractures and requiring several surgeries.
Read the case study→Walking his French bulldog in the morning, our client was suddenly attacked by a Cane Corso. He sustained multiple injuries, including bite wounds to his thigh, a chipped tooth, forehead abrasions, and a back injury.
Read the case study→Past results disclaimer. Prior results do not guarantee, warrant, or predict a similar outcome in your case. Each case is different and depends on its unique facts, the applicable law, and the available insurance coverage.
We work on a contingency fee basis. You pay nothing upfront, and we only get paid if we win your case.
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