A woman was killed in a hit-and-run pedestrian accident involving a tractor-trailer in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, the morning of Sept. 15. According to the Brooklyn Paper, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred near the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Schenectady Avenue. The truck driver who was headed eastbound hit the woman who was in the crosswalk and then left the scene, officials said.
Passersby called 911 and paramedics declared the women deceased at the scene. An investigation is underway. The truck that hit the woman was an 18-wheeler, Gothamist reports. Police are working to secure surveillance footage to identify the vehicle and driver. The intersection is controlled by a stop light. We offer our deepest condolences to the victim’s family for their tragic loss.
Pedestrian Fatalities Up in Brooklyn
Neighbors said they were horrified by this pedestrian death and that Eastern Parkway, a busy thoroughfare that spans six lanes at some intersections, is notoriously dangerous. Over the last five years, three people have been killed in 32 auto accidents at the intersection where this latest crash occurred, data compiled by NYC CrashMapper shows.
Two of those people were pedestrians. A neighbor said it is common to see motorists speeding on Eastern Parkway and emphasized the need for lower speed limits. Pedestrian fatalities are up in Brooklyn, according to NYPD statistics. As of Sept. 14, 31 pedestrians had been killed in Brooklyn.
Victims’ Rights in a Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash
In New York, leaving the scene of an accident without stopping is considered a serious offense, commonly referred to as a hit-and-run. Under New York Vehicle and Traffic Law §600, any driver involved in an accident must stop and provide their name, address and insurance information to the other party or to law enforcement. This applies whether the accident involves another vehicle, a pedestrian, a bicyclist or even property.
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, before you contact your own insurance company.
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.
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 53 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.
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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Source: https://www.brooklynpaper.com/woman-killed-cheights-hit-and-run-91925/