A catastrophic injury is an injury that affects the victim for the rest of his or her life. Victims of New York catastrophic injuries may forever struggle with limited physical and/or mental abilities. A collision with the steel frame of a car, which is traveling at or even below the speed limit, can be devastating to the pedestrian. Victims of New York pedestrian accidents typically suffer a number of injuries including broken bones, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries and amputations.
Multiple broken bones may never fully heal. When a leg or hip is shattered, for example, it can take years for the victim to be able to walk again. Even after expensive surgeries and physical therapy sessions, an injured victim may never have the same physical abilities he or she had before the injury.
Spinal cord damage can occur when a person’s back is struck or twisted. Spinal cord damage is a tragically common result of a collision between a pedestrian and a motor vehicle. Victims of catastrophic spinal cord injuries may suffer from a loss of feeling, chronic back pain, quadriplegia, paraplegia or paralysis. Traumatic head injuries can occur when a person’s head hits a car’s hood, windshield or the road. Symptoms of traumatic brain injuries range from loss of memory and headaches to loss of consciousness or seizures.
The experienced personal injury attorneys at the Law Offices of Kenneth A. Wilhelm have a lengthy history of handling catastrophic injury cases. We help injured New York pedestrians receive compensation for medical bills, lost wages and past and future pain and suffering. We provide free consultations to victims who have been injured in a pedestrian accident. Please contact us at 1-800-WORK-4-YOU (1-800-967-5496) to schedule your consultation. We can also help you with personal injury cases in New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, or Florida. If you have been seriously injured in any of the 50 U.S. states, please call us and we will try to help you with your case.
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