Savannah
Pedestrian Accident Lawyer

If you have been hit by a car or truck as a pedestrian, your injuries are likely severe. You may be facing weeks or months of recovery, during which you will be unable to work. Your injuries could make it impossible to handle other responsibilities as well, such as caring for your family. 

It may seem bleak, but you may have the right to hold the negligent motorist accountable for your damages. Our pedestrian accident lawyers in Savannah can investigate your accident, identify all liable parties, and fight for the maximum compensation you deserve. 

Our attorneys have 25 years of experience helping injury victims. At Sweet James, we’re ready to fight for you. Call for your free consultation and learn how our pedestrian accident lawyers in Georgia can help with your legal case. Real Lawyers. Real Results.

Benefits of Working With Our Legal Team

It's never a good idea to handle a personal injury case on your own. You’ll usually need to take on insurance companies that aren’t always willing to cover the full damages you are owed. It’s a tough battle when you are still injured and trying to recover. 

Our pedestrian accident lawyers can take the legal burden off your shoulders so you can put your time and energy into getting better. Some of the ways we can help with your case include:

• While the decisions in your case are ultimately your own, we’ll give advice and guide you to the best of our ability.
• We’ll file your claim and communicate with the insurance companies so you don’t need to deal with them. 
• We’ll prevent you from making common mistakes like taking a low settlement or accidentally saying the wrong things to insurers. 
• We work on a contingency fee basis, which means you pay no fees or costs until we win your case. 
• You can recover in peace while our personal injury lawyers handle the heavy lifting of your claim. 

Liability in a Pedestrian Accident Case

One of our biggest jobs is investigating your accident in order to get a clear idea of how it happened. We may refer to police reports, view dashcam or surveillance footage, talk to witnesses, or bring in accident reconstruction specialists. 

Our personal injury lawyers in Savannah want to identify every liable party that played a role. While it may seem obvious that the driver who hit you is at fault, there could be additional parties that share liability. 

Examples include: 

• Another motorist.
• Another pedestrian.
• A business, if a commercial driver struck you. 
• The government if it failed to mark lanes or crosswalks correctly. 
• A construction company that created a dangerous situation. 

Compensation When You Are Hit by a Car

The goal is maximum compensation, and if more than one party caused your accident and injuries, we will find them and hold them accountable. While no two cases are the same, our pedestrian accident lawyers in Savannah can often recover economic damages such as:

• Emergency services,  including your ER visit,  ambulance transportation, and hospital stay.
• Medical bills like doctor visits, procedures, and testing.
• Future and ongoing medical care needs like physical therapy, medications, and surgeries. 
• Wages and benefits you missed because you couldn’t work. 
• Out-of-pocket expenses for services you needed because of your injury.

In some cases, our pedestrian accident attorneys in Savannah may also recover non-economic damages. These repay you for the hardships you experience that are not easily attached to monetary value, such as pain and suffering. 

Comparative Fault in Georgia

Georgia’s modified comparative negligence system is the legal rule used to decide how damages are shared when the injured party is partly responsible for the accident. Georgia has laws that govern pedestrian safety, and violating them could mean you share the blame. 

If so, you may recover compensation only if you are less than 50% at fault for the incident. If you are 50% or more responsible, you cannot recover any damages. If you are less than 50% responsible, your compensation is reduced by their percentage of fault.

Even if you didn’t play a part in the accident that caused your injuries, Insurers may try to use this law to claim you are partially or fully responsible. Our Savannah pedestrian accident lawyers will work to put blame where it belongs. 

Get Help from Our Pedestrian Accident Attorneys in Savannah

The days and weeks after your accident could be the most difficult time of your life. In addition to the pain you suffer due to your injuries, you have the financial worries that come with mounting debt. When you can’t go to work and earn a living, things can spiral out of control fast. 

The driver’s insurance company is supposed to help, but it might instead try every trick in the book to avoid paying your claim. Our pedestrian accident attorneys in Savannah are on your side when the insurance company isn’t. We will fight for the compensation you are entitled to. 

Sweet James stands up for Georgia accident victims injured through no fault of their own. If a negligent driver has hit you, reach out to us today and schedule your free consultation.