A woman who was pushing a child in a stroller across Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn was struck and killed the morning of Sept. 2 by the driver of a flatbed truck. According to Streetsblog.org, the fatal pedestrian accident involved a 62-year-old woman who was crossing Myrtle at Bedford Avenue as she was pushing a stroller. She was struck by the 38-year-old truck driver who was eastbound on Myrtle Avenue. The driver remained at the scene and wasn’t charged.
Pedestrian and Traffic Accidents
The victim was transported to a local hospital where she succumbed to her
severe injuries. The 1-year-old girl in the stroller was also rushed to the hospital, but the nature and extent of her injuries is not known. Streetsblog reports that Myrtle Avenue is one of the most dangerous roads in the borough thanks to a narrow, two-way configuration, and also one of the busiest truck routes in the area. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victims here.
So far, this year alone, there have already been 42 reported crashes on just the half-mile stretch of Myrtle between Classon and Nostrand avenues, including the site of this crash. Those crashes involved seven bicyclists, two pedestrians and 13 motorists according to city statistics. 2021 has become the deadliest year for city roadways since Mayor Bill de Blasio took over on Jan. 1, 2014 and launched his Vision Zero Initiative. Through Sept. 1, 172 people have been killed on city roadways including 80 pedestrians and 17 cyclists or micro-mobility (small vehicles operating below 15mph) users. This is the highest traffic fatality number since 2013 when 181 people died.
Liability Issues
Pedestrian accidents have the potential to cause major injuries or even fatalities, as seen in the case of this street-intersection collision. Some of the most common causes of pedestrian accidents, particularly those involving large trucks, include driving at excessive speeds, inattention, driving while distracted and failing to yield to a pedestrian. Drivers are required to exercise care and caution and look out for pedestrians walking at intersections.
When the pedestrian accident involves a commercial or delivery truck, victims or families may be able to seek compensation not just from the truck driver, but also his or her employer or the truck’s owner. An experienced New York pedestrian accident lawyer will be able to provide victims and their families with more information about pursuing their rights and seeking maximum compensation in such cases.
Contacting an Experienced Lawyer
Injured victims of pedestrian accidents and bicycle accidents can seek compensation from at-fault parties for damages including, but not limited to, medical expenses, lost wages and benefits, hospitalization, rehabilitation, permanent injuries, disabilities, past and future pain and suffering, etc. Families that have lost loved ones in pedestrian accidents can seek compensation for damages such as lost future income, medical and funeral costs, pain and suffering, etc.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a pedestrian accident, or if you have lost a loved one in an auto accident caused by a negligent (careless) driver, the experienced New York personal injury attorneys at the Law Offices of Kenneth A. Wilhelm can help you better understand your legal rights and options, and also fight hard to recover just compensation for you.
Pedestrian accident victims and their families should remember that they may be able to seek compensation for injuries or losses in collisions even if the victim was not walking in a marked crosswalk and even if the driver involved in collision was not charged. Our law firm recovered the full one million dollar insurance policy for a girl who was not in the crosswalk when a motor vehicle hit her.
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Source: https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2021/09/02/woman-pushing-stroller-run-down-and-killed-by-trucker-in-brooklyn/