A 31-year-old man has suffered critical injuries in a hit-and-run collision in East Williamsburg, Brookly, according to an ABC7 news report. The pedestrian accident occurred just after midnight on Feb. 15 on Vandervoort Avenue. Officials said the man was walking in the street attempting to enter a parked vehicle when he was struck.
Upon arrival, police found the man with head trauma. Paramedics transported the victim to the hospital where officials say he remains in critical condition. The driver of the car did not remain on the scene, police said. No one has been arrested yet and officials are still looking into what led up to the collision and looking for the hit-and-run driver. Our thoughts and prayers are with the seriously injured man and we wish him the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.
What You Should Know About Hit-and-Run Cases
A hit-and-run occurs when a driver involved in an auto accident leaves the scene without stopping to provide contact information, assist injured parties or report the incident to law enforcement. Under New York Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 600, leaving the scene of an accident without reporting it can result in misdemeanor or felony charges, depending on the severity of the incident. Drivers are legally obligated to stop immediately, exchange information, and call the police if necessary.
In a hit-and-run collision, the driver and vehicle owner are both responsible parties even if the owner was not driving when the accident occurred. If the driver was on the job and/or operating a company vehicle at the time, his or her employer can also be held liable. When the driver is apprehended in a hit-and-run case, he or she can be held financially liable for the injuries, damages and losses caused.
Such drivers can be held financially responsible whether or not they are arrested and/or charged. If a hit-and-run driver has injured you, please remember that you can seek compensation through the uninsured motorist clause of your auto insurance policy (even though the driver has not been identified) or through a quasi-state agency if there is no motor vehicle in the victim’s household. You should consult a personal injury lawyer immediately to protect your rights.
Contacting an Experienced Lawyer
If you or a loved one has been injured in a bicycle accident or 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. If you have been injured, it is in your best interest in such cases to contact an experienced personal injury lawyer before contacting the people responsible for your injuries, and definitely before any insurance company.
Pedestrian accident victims and their families should 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 54 years, our skilled accident attorneys have established a proven track record of helping injured victims get fair compensation for their losses. 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 recovered $1,500,000 for a lady who was hurt by a bus, although there was only a 1 million dollar insurance policy and we got $500,000 above that insurance policy.
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). 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. Also, we got a $1,400,000 verdict in a motorcycle accident.
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