Pedestrian Accidents
On a pleasant spring morning, the client walked northbound on the sidewalk adjacent to Alma School Road in Chandler. He was on his daily three-to-four-mile walk when he approached the entrance to a large shopping complex parking lot. A minivan sat facing east, stopped at a red light. The client had the walking signal for the crosswalk. He began to cross.
Meanwhile, the minivan driver looked left and pulled forward to turn right onto Alma School Road. Critically, the driver never looked right before accelerating. As a result, he struck the client in the crosswalk. The impact knocked the client to the ground.
The client sustained a comminuted distal left radius fracture and a nondisplaced distal left ulna styloid fracture to his left wrist. Due to his trauma response, paramedics transported him to Chandler Regional Medical Center as a trauma red patient. Fortunately, he did not require surgery to repair the left wrist fracture.
However, even after months of rehabilitation, the client suffered a permanent deformity to his wrist, ongoing pain and diminished strength deficits. A substantial pre-litigation settlement was secured based on a detailed and persuasive demand letter establishing fault and damages.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Outcomes depend on the facts and law of each case.
