A 34-year-old city sanitation worker who hit and seriously injured an 81-year-old woman with his truck as she crossed a Brooklyn street, has been arrested and charged with failure to yield the right of way to a pedestrian, the New York Daily News reported. According to the report, the truck driver was making his rounds the morning of Oct. 6 when he made a left turn from 85th Street onto 15th Avenue in Bensonhurst, striking the elderly woman who was crossing 15th Avenue.
Series of Pedestrian Accidents in NYC
The pedestrian accident victim suffered severe leg injuries and was transported to
an area hospital where she remained in critical condition. The truck driver has been charged with failure to exercise due care and failure to yield the right of way to a pedestrian. This accident was one of several bloody traffic crashes in the city that day.
In Midtown, a man in his 40s was crushed to death by an 18-wheeler truck as he was crossing Eighth Avenue at West 44th Street. The driver ran over the pedestrian and kept going, witnesses said. Several eyewitnesses managed to stop the truck, but the driver claimed he did not know he had struck the pedestrian.
Also on Thursday, 10 people were hurt after a police car responding to a call clipped another car, went out of control and plowed into a group of people on the sidewalk. An ABC report said four pedestrians were struck on the sidewalk including a 5-year-old. That child and three other victims were transported to a hospital in critical condition. Our thoughts and prayers are with these accident victims and their families.
Pedestrians’ Rights
A number of major injury and fatal pedestrian accidents in New York City occur due to motorists failing to yield the right of way to pedestrians. Motorists are required to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians, particularly if the pedestrian is in a crosswalk or if there is potential danger to the pedestrian (Section 1151, NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law). In addition, every driver approaching an intersection or crosswalk must yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian accompanied by a guide dog or a cane (Section 1153-c, NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law).
Injured victims of pedestrian accidents and bicycle accidents can seek compensation from the 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.
Contacting an Experienced Lawyer
If you or a loved one has been injured in a pedestrian accident or bicycle 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 also remember that they can 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.
For over 51 years, our skilled attorneys have established a proven track record of helping injured victims. Our law firm recently recovered $5,600,000 for a bicyclist who was hit by a van, and $2,550,000 for another victim of a truck accident, and $3,000,000 for a pedestrian who was hit by a car, and $2,000,000 in a hit-and-run accident, and the full $1,000,000 insurance policy for a pedestrian who was hit by a truck, and $4,625,000 for a driver who was in a car and was hit by a van, and $2,500,000 for a man who fell through an improperly secured hole.
We also obtained $295,000 out of a $300,000 insurance policy in compensation for the victim of a bicycle dooring accident (where a car door opens into the path of a bicyclist). Also, one of our clients obtained a verdict for $43,940,000 and another of our clients got a verdict for $23,500,000, both in medical malpractice cases.
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Sources: https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-city-sanitation-worker-charged-brooklyn-20221007-k75xghjicnbg7nv65xglkm4vfe-story.html
https://abc7ny.com/pedestrians-hurts-bronx-police-pole/12300619/