Another Pedestrian Hit and Run Accident in Bellingham, WA
Another person has been struck in Bellingham, Washington in a pedestrian hit-and-run accident. The crash happened Wednesday, January 31, 2018 on I-5 near Samish Way. The man, who had been walking on the highway, was taken to Harborview Medical Center with signs of head trauma and leg injuries consistent with being hit by a car.
The State Patrol reports a trooper responded to a 911 call at about 9:30 p.m. that a man was walking in both lanes of southbound I-5. The trooper found Lucas Brazier of Woodinville in the brush. Brazier and troopers were still looking for the suspected vehicle or driver at the time of the KOMO news report on Friday, February 2.
What is a pedestrian hit and run accident?
What is a pedestrian?
A pedestrian is any person involved in an accident who was not riding inside of or on a motor vehicle, streetcar or animal-drawn vehicle or railway train; or on a pedal cycle or animal such as a horse.
What is a hit and run accident?
A hit and run accident is an accident involving at least one vehicle where the at-fault driver leaves the scene of the accident before police arrive and without providing their insurance or contact information. A hit and run accident can happen after a car crashes into a parked car, another moving vehicle, a pedestrian or cyclist.
What is a pedestrian hit and run accident?
A pedestrian hit and run accident is one where a vehicle crashes into a pedestrian and then flees the scene of the accident without leaving contact information and before police arrive.
If you or a loved one was seriously injured in a pedestrian hit and run accident, you may be entitled to a bigger settlement than your car insurance company is offering. Contact an experienced car accident lawyer today.
Pedestrian accident statistics
Data from The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) shows that almost 5,000 pedestrians are killed in motor vehicle related accidents each year. In addition, about 76,000 suffer serious injuries after being struck by a motor vehicle. These accidents sometimes occur when pedestrians attempt to cross highways.
These traffic safety facts from the NHTSA show the prevalence of pedestrian accidents.
- In 2013, 4,735 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes.
- This meant that on average there was a pedestrian death every two hours and a pedestrian injury every eight minutes during that year.
- Pedestrian deaths represented 14 percent of all traffic fatalities in motor vehicle accident deaths in 2013.
- Twenty-six percent of pedestrian deaths occurred between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
- Sixty-nine percent of pedestrians who were killed in traffic crashes were male.
- Almost 50 percent of drivers and/or pedestrians involved in fatal pedestrian crashes were under the influence of alcohol.
- One-fifth of the pedestrians killed in 2013 were hit by vehicles that then fled the scene; creating a pedestrian hit and run accident. See pedestrian hit and run accident statistics here.
Seek the help of a hit an run car accident attorney
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