{"id":42751,"date":"2022-01-13T17:46:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T21:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/?p=42751"},"modified":"2022-01-13T17:46:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T21:46:43","slug":"can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Can the Pedestrian Be At Fault In a Car-Pedestrian Accident?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accidents involving vehicles and pedestrians often result in severe injuries. Pedestrians are considered vulnerable roadway users, and any collision with a vehicle that weighs thousands of pounds has the potential to result in catastrophic damage. It is not uncommon for drivers to cause pedestrian accidents, but there are times when pedestrians could be at fault for causing these incidents.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pedestrians Generally Have the Right of Way<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In general, pedestrians almost always have the right of way on Pennsylvania roadways. Drivers are required to yield to pedestrians in parking lots and at unmarked or marked crosswalks. However, this does not mean that there are absolutely no circumstances where a pedestrian could be at fault for a vehicle accident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the most common scenarios under which a pedestrian could be at fault, either completely or partially, for an accident include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crossing the middle of the street or outside of the crosswalk (jaywalking)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crossing against a traffic signal (i.e., crossing when there is a \u201cDo Not Walk\u201d sign lit up)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entering a highway or street while intoxicated by alcohol drugs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walking along freeways, highways, causeways, or bridges where pedestrian access is prohibited<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It could be the case that a pedestrian is completely at-fault for causing an accident. However, there is also a chance that both a driver and a pedestrian share fault for the incident. In these situations, Pennsylvania&#8217;s comparative negligence system will be important. Pennsylvania follows a \u201cmodified comparative negligence\u201d system. This means that an individual can recover compensation so long as they are less than 51% at fault for their injuries. However, the total amount of compensation a person receives will be reduced based on their overall percentage of fault.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if a pedestrian sustains $100,000 worth of medical bills and lost wages in a pedestrian accident, but it is determined that they were 40% responsible for the incident because they were texting and walking and failed to see a hazard, then they would receive $60,000 instead of the full $100,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Determine Fault in These Situations<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determining fault in the aftermath of a pedestrian accident in Philadelphia can be challenging. There are various types of evidence that will be gathered both in the immediate aftermath of the incident as well as in the days and weeks that follow. Some of the most common evidence that will be gathered and analyzed by police, insurance carriers, and juries will include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statements from my witnesses who saw the accident<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photograph was taken at the scene of the pedestrian crash<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surveillance footage from cameras on nearby homes or businesses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Possible dash Cam surveillance footage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The police or accident report<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of the above evidence is typically gathered at the scene of the incident. However, there may be other types of evidence that investigators need to uncover to prove liability. For example, if distracted driving or distracted walking is a suspected cause of the crash, it may be necessary to obtain mobile device data records.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you or somebody you love has been involved in a pedestrian accident, you should work with an attorney as soon as possible. A skilled <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/pedestrian-accidents\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pedestrian accident lawyer in Philadelphia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be able to conduct a complete investigation into your claim, help uncover the evidence needed to prove liability and work to secure maximum compensation on your behalf.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accidents involving vehicles and pedestrians often result in severe injuries. Pedestrians are considered vulnerable roadway users, and any collision with a vehicle that weighs thousands of pounds has the potential to result in catastrophic damage. It is not uncommon for drivers to cause pedestrian accidents, but there are times when pedestrians could be at fault for causing these incidents. Pedestrians\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\/\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":"","_content_optimizer_report_url":"","_content_optimizer_report_added":"","_content_optimizer_keyword_hide_used":false,"_content_optimizer_keyword_hide_above_average":false,"_content_optimizer_entities_hide_used":false,"_content_optimizer_entities_hide_above_average":false,"_content_optimizer_headings_hide_used":false,"_content_optimizer_questions_hide_used":false,"_content_optimizer_tab_active":"","_content_optimizer_report_url_ce":"","_content_optimizer_report_added_ce":"","_content_optimizer_keyword_hide_used_ce":false,"_content_optimizer_keyword_hide_above_average_ce":false,"_content_optimizer_entities_hide_used_ce":false,"_content_optimizer_entities_hide_above_average_ce":false,"_content_optimizer_headings_hide_used_ce":false,"_content_optimizer_questions_hide_used_ce":false,"_content_optimizer_tab_active_ce":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":{"sm_multiple":false,"sm_custom_multimenu":null,"sm_custom_title":"","sm_disable_sidebar":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can the Pedestrian Be At Fault In a Car-Pedestrian Accident?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It is not uncommon for drivers to cause pedestrian accidents, but there are times when pedestrians could be at fault for causing these incidents.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can the Pedestrian Be At Fault In a Car-Pedestrian Accident?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It is not uncommon for drivers to cause pedestrian accidents, but there are times when pedestrians could be at fault for causing these incidents.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ciccarelli Law Offices - Philadelphia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-01-13T21:46:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"highrank\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"highrank\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ciccarelli.com\\\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\\\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ciccarelli.com\\\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\\\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"highrank\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ciccarelli.com\\\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/72cef178c8b1fe435e8ab4d468bb5335\"},\"headline\":\"Can the Pedestrian Be At Fault In a Car-Pedestrian Accident?\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-01-13T21:46:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ciccarelli.com\\\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\\\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":562,\"commentCount\":0,\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ciccarelli.com\\\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\\\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ciccarelli.com\\\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\\\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ciccarelli.com\\\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\\\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\\\/\",\"name\":\"Can the Pedestrian Be At Fault In a Car-Pedestrian Accident?\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ciccarelli.com\\\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-01-13T21:46:43+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ciccarelli.com\\\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/72cef178c8b1fe435e8ab4d468bb5335\"},\"description\":\"It is not uncommon for drivers to cause pedestrian accidents, but there are times when pedestrians could be at fault for causing these incidents.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ciccarelli.com\\\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\\\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ciccarelli.com\\\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\\\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ciccarelli.com\\\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\\\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ciccarelli.com\\\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Can the Pedestrian Be At Fault In a Car-Pedestrian Accident?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ciccarelli.com\\\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ciccarelli.com\\\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ciccarelli Law Offices - Philadelphia\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ciccarelli.com\\\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ciccarelli.com\\\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/72cef178c8b1fe435e8ab4d468bb5335\",\"name\":\"highrank\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9a35be2f698894950f2cfada8809c5a30eba05eaa5bd84bfa9ed25658ecf6308?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9a35be2f698894950f2cfada8809c5a30eba05eaa5bd84bfa9ed25658ecf6308?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9a35be2f698894950f2cfada8809c5a30eba05eaa5bd84bfa9ed25658ecf6308?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"highrank\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Can the Pedestrian Be At Fault In a Car-Pedestrian Accident?","description":"It is not uncommon for drivers to cause pedestrian accidents, but there are times when pedestrians could be at fault for causing these incidents.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Can the Pedestrian Be At Fault In a Car-Pedestrian Accident?","og_description":"It is not uncommon for drivers to cause pedestrian accidents, but there are times when pedestrians could be at fault for causing these incidents.","og_url":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\/","og_site_name":"Ciccarelli Law Offices - Philadelphia","article_published_time":"2022-01-13T21:46:43+00:00","author":"highrank","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"highrank","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\/"},"author":{"name":"highrank","@id":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/#\/schema\/person\/72cef178c8b1fe435e8ab4d468bb5335"},"headline":"Can the Pedestrian Be At Fault In a Car-Pedestrian Accident?","datePublished":"2022-01-13T21:46:43+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\/"},"wordCount":562,"commentCount":0,"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\/","url":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\/","name":"Can the Pedestrian Be At Fault In a Car-Pedestrian Accident?","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-01-13T21:46:43+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/#\/schema\/person\/72cef178c8b1fe435e8ab4d468bb5335"},"description":"It is not uncommon for drivers to cause pedestrian accidents, but there are times when pedestrians could be at fault for causing these incidents.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/can-the-pedestrian-be-at-fault-in-a-car-pedestrian-accident\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Can the Pedestrian Be At Fault In a Car-Pedestrian Accident?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/","name":"Ciccarelli Law Offices - Philadelphia","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/#\/schema\/person\/72cef178c8b1fe435e8ab4d468bb5335","name":"highrank","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9a35be2f698894950f2cfada8809c5a30eba05eaa5bd84bfa9ed25658ecf6308?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9a35be2f698894950f2cfada8809c5a30eba05eaa5bd84bfa9ed25658ecf6308?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9a35be2f698894950f2cfada8809c5a30eba05eaa5bd84bfa9ed25658ecf6308?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"highrank"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42751"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42752,"href":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42751\/revisions\/42752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}