Have you sustained injuries in an Anchorage pedestrian accident? If so, contact the pedestrian accident attorneys at The Law Office of Jason Skala, LLC today.
Every year, tens of thousands of people are harmed in pedestrian accidents across the United States. Unlike other types of vehicle collisions, pedestrians lack the protection of a steel-framed vehicle to keep them safe during an impact. As a result, pedestrians who are injured in automobile accidents are at an increased risk of sustaining serious and life-threatening injuries that demand both immediate and long-term medical treatment.
When pedestrians are injured in these preventable accidents, they are often forced to endure overwhelming mental, physical, and financial consequences. The majority of these accidents are the result of another person’s negligent or reckless actions. When victims are harmed in pedestrian accidents, it is crucial that they reach out to a responsive and knowledgeable personal injury attorney in Anchorage as soon as possible. Victims may have legal options available to help them obtain compensation to cover the costs of medical treatment and alleviate the burdens of lost wages.
Anchorage-based pedestrian accident attorney Jason Skala at our firm has earned a reputation for being responsive and effective in helping victims protect their legal rights after being injured in accidents. Our team has won verdicts for clients and helped them get the justice they deserve after sustaining life-altering injuries due to the negligence and reckless actions of others. Attorney Skala understands the challenges that victims and their families are forced to endure after being harmed in accidents. If you were injured in an accident, contact us today to see how our team can help you.
How Our Team Can Help You after a
Pedestrian Accident
When victims are injured in Alaska pedestrian accidents, the last thing they want to do is try to navigate the complex legal system alone. The mental and physical consequences of an accident are already overwhelming for most. Instead, victims should reach out to The Law Office of Jason Skala, LLC to understand if their legal rights and best interests are being protected as they move forward. Our team provides a variety of services for our clients to help them get the justice they deserve while focusing on recovering. Some of the ways we help our clients include:
Investigating each accident: Our attorneys will go out to the site of your accident and gather evidence surrounding how and why your accident occurred. Our team will take pictures, record videos, gather surveillance footage, and work with experts who can recreate the circumstances surrounding your accident. Our team is dedicated to putting together the strongest case possible for each of our clients so that they are in the bests position possible to recover.
Hold the Negligent Accountable
Get in Touch with usDetermining the cost of the accident: Our Anchorage personal injury attorneys will gather medical records, recovery plans, accident reports, and various other documents that indicate the economic and non-economic damages victims face from their accidents. When victims are forced out of work permanently due to their injuries, our team works with financial experts who can accurately calculate the total lost earnings they will endure by not being able to return to work indefinitely.
Maintaining open and ongoing communication: Most people who are involved in personal injury legal claims are not familiar with the convoluted legal process. We understand that our clients may have a lot of questions surrounding their claims. For this reason, we remain responsive in answering questions, providing our clients with copies of all documents and evidence for their claims, and providing timely updates surrounding dates for conferences, trials, and more.
Handling paperwork: The Law Office of Jason Skala, LLC is well aware of strict timelines and statutes of limitations that victims of pedestrian accidents in Alaska are forced to adhere to. For this reason, our team works so that the paperwork, documents, and evidence is filed in a timely and accurate manner. We strive to help those harmed protect their legal rights through the effective filing of petitions, documents, responses, and requests.
Helping victims recover: It is no secret that insurance companies do all that they can to avoid paying victims the full and fair amount of compensation they need and deserve. We refuse to allow innocent victims to accept minimal compensation that does not reflect their best interests. Our team leverages solid evidence and information while aggressively negotiating full and fair compensation for our clients. If we are unable to come to a settlement agreement that accurately reflects the needs of our clients, our team provides responsive and effective representation in a trial strive for justice to be served.
If you were injured in a pedestrian accident, contact our personal injury attorneys in Anchorage as soon as possible. Our team is available to meet with you at your earliest convenience to discuss the circumstances surrounding your accident and ways we can help you recover.
Common Causes of Pedestrian Accidents
Like other types of vehicle collisions, driver actions are a leading cause of pedestrian accidents throughout Alaska. When drivers engage in certain behaviors, they are more likely to cause devastating collisions that have an overwhelming impact on the lives of others. This is particularly true when accidents involve vulnerable pedestrians. Some of the leading causes of pedestrian accidents in cases we handle include:
If you were injured in a pedestrian accident as a result of another person’s negligent actions, it is crucial that you reach out to a personal injury attorney in Anchorage as soon as possible. You may have legal options available to help you hold wrongdoers accountable for their actions.
Distracted Driving
The vast majority of accidents are caused by drivers who engage in distracting behaviors while behind the wheel. Instances where people text, talk on the phone, eat, converse with others in the vehicles, and engage in other activities that take their concentration off the road are likely to end in devastating and life-changing accidents.
Impaired Driving
When drivers drink alcohol or use drugs before entering the roadway, they are less likely to maintain control over their vehicles. Regardless of the number of laws in place to prevent drivers from entering the roadway while intoxicated, we continue to see pedestrians injured in drunk driving accidents at an alarming rate.
Product Liability
There are many instances where pedestrians are injured due to defective motor vehicles. When drivers enter the road, it is crucial that they have the ability to control their vehicles. When brakes fail, accelerators jam, and other parts fail, it can have a drastic impact on their ability to do so. As a result, drivers who experience malfunctioning parts are likely to crash into nearby pedestrians and objects.
Driving Conditions
Unfamiliar roadways, inclement weather, construction, and various other conditions can have a negative impact on a motorist’s ability to maintain control over their vehicle. As a result, drivers who are forced to deal with unexpected changes are likely to strike passing pedestrians and other vehicles.
Obstructions
Bridges, divider walls, and various other objects can obstruct the views of both drivers and pedestrians traveling along roadways in Alaska. There are many instances where pedestrians are injured in accidents due to the fact that obstructions block the drivers’ views from seeing them.
Reckless Driving Behaviors
It is imperative that drivers are responsible and in control of their vehicles at all times. Regrettably, there are numerous instances where drivers engage in reckless behaviors that place the safety of others at risk. When drivers speed, fall asleep, disregard traffic control devices, and engage in other reckless behaviors, they are likely to cause life-changing collisions that leave pedestrians seriously injured.
