Pedestrian Accident

A pedestrian is any person not in or upon a motor vehicle or other vehicle. In 2007, 4,654 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in the United States — a decrease of 13 percent from the 5,321 pedestrians killed in 1997.

Staggering, and Tragic, Pedestrian Accident Statistics

• On average, a pedestrian is killed in a traffic crash every 113 minutes and injured in a traffic crash every 8 minutes. A tragedy.
• There were 70,000 pedestrians injured in traffic crashes in 2007.
  Most pedestrian fatalities in 2007 occurred in urban areas (73%), at non-intersection locations (77%), in normal weather conditions (90%), and at night (67%).
• More than two-thirds (70%) of the pedestrians killed in 2007 were males. In 2007, the male pedestrian fatality rate per 100,000 population was 2.19 — more than double the rate for females (0.91 per 100,000 population). In 2007, the male pedestrian injury rate per 100,000 population was 26, compared with 20 for females.
• Pedestrians (age 70+) accounted for 16 percent (721) of all pedestrian fatalities and an estimated 6 percent (4,000) of all pedestrians injured in 2007.
• In 2007, the fatality rate for pedestrians (age 70+) was 2.66 per 100,000 population – higher than for any other age group.
• In 2007, one-fifth (20%) of all children between the ages of 5 and 9 who were killed in traffic crashes were pedestrians. Children age 15 and younger accounted for 8 percent of the pedestrian fatalities in 2007 and 23 percent of all pedestrians injured in traffic crashes.
• Pedestrian fatalities accounted for 85 percent of all non occupant fatalities in 2007. The 698 pedalcyclist fatalities accounted for 13 percent, and the remaining 3 percent were skateboard riders, roller skaters, etc.
• Time of Day and Day of Week
  Thirty-six percent of the 354 young (under age 16) pedestrian fatalities occurred in crashes between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
• Nearly one-half (48%) of all pedestrian fatalities occurred on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (16%, 17%, and 15%, respectively).
• Alcohol involvement — either for the driver or for the pedestrian — was reported in 49 percent of the traffic crashes that resulted in pedestrian fatalities. Of the pedestrians involved, 35 percent had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or higher.
• Of the drivers involved in fatal crashes, only 14 percent had a BAC of .08 g/dL or higher, less than one-half the rate for the pedestrians. In 6 percent of the crashes, both the driver and the pedestrian had a BAC of .08 g/dL or higher.

Injured in a Pedestrian Accident?

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We serve injured persons in Southwest Florida, Collier County, Charlotte County, Lee County, Hendry County, Sarasota County, Desoto County, Glades County, and Manatee County.

A personal injury attorney at the Harris Law Firm will provide aggressive, prompt, and ethical advocacy to you, the injury victim who have suffered serious personal injury. Contact us today.

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