Pedestrian Accident Lawyers in Savannah

Two Savannahs, two ways pedestrians get hurt

In the Historic District the squares slow cars but do not remove the danger, as drivers focused on the one-way grid roll through crosswalks and turn without checking for the people crossing on foot. Beyond downtown the picture flips, and the harm comes on the wide arterials like Abercorn Street, DeRenne Avenue, and Victory Drive, where traffic runs fast and safe crossings are a long walk apart. We understand both settings and how a driver's inattention turns each into a life-changing injury.

Georgia law makes the driver yield

Georgia law, at O.C.G.A. Section 40-6-91, requires a driver to yield to a pedestrian who is lawfully in a crosswalk, and even outside a marked crossing the driver must still exercise due care to keep from hitting a person on foot. We center the case on what the driver failed to do, because in most of these crashes the driver was turning, speeding, or distracted and never saw the pedestrian in time.

How insurers try to blame the pedestrian

The insurer's opening move in a pedestrian case is to argue the victim caused it, by leaving a crosswalk, stepping off a curb, or wearing dark clothes at night. Georgia's fifty percent rule, O.C.G.A. Section 51-12-33, gives that argument bite, since a recovery shrinks with the victim's share of blame and vanishes at fifty percent or more. We answer with the vehicle's speed, the impact point, the sight lines, and the lack of any nearby safe crossing, so responsibility stays with the driver who had time to stop.

There is nothing between a pedestrian and the vehicle

A person struck by a vehicle absorbs the whole of the impact, and the injuries run to broken bones, internal damage, and traumatic brain injury that can reshape a life permanently. The most serious cases in the region are taken to Memorial Health University Medical Center, the area's Level I trauma center, and recovery can stretch across many months. We work with the treating physicians to document not only the care already delivered but the future surgeries, therapy, and lasting limits ahead, so the claim carries the full weight of the harm.

What a Savannah pedestrian can recover

A pedestrian hurt by a vehicle can seek economic losses, the medical bills, the future treatment, and the earnings lost while unable to work, along with non-economic losses, the pain, the fear, and the independence a severe injury strips away. Because pedestrian injuries tend to be so grave, getting the future care valued correctly is frequently where the outcome of the case is settled, and we build that number on solid medical proof.

Georgia's filing deadline is two years

A pedestrian injury claim in Georgia generally has to be filed within two years of the crash under O.C.G.A. Section 9-3-33, and the proof vanishes far sooner. The scene is cleared in hours, the vehicle is repaired, and camera footage nearby is recorded over within days. Acting fast lets us lock in what shows the driver's fault while it still exists and keeps the deadline from closing a valid claim.

Serving injured pedestrians across the Coastal Empire

From our office at 24 Drayton Street, Suite 205 in downtown Savannah, we represent people struck while walking across Chatham, Effingham, Bryan, Liberty, and Bulloch counties, and in the communities around the city including Pooler, Garden City, Richmond Hill, Rincon, and Port Wentworth. Wherever you were hit in the Coastal Empire, we can help.

Talk to a Savannah pedestrian accident lawyer

If a driver hit you or someone in your family while you were on foot, we will take the insurance company off your shoulders. Call (912) 207-8799 for a free case review, or reach us through our contact page. You owe us nothing unless we recover compensation for you.

Speak with a Savannah pedestrian accident attorney

Being hit by a vehicle while on foot can change everything in a single moment. If it happened in Savannah or anywhere in the Coastal Empire, call our office at (912) 207-8799 for a free and confidential case review. There is no fee unless we recover for you, and we can move right away to protect the evidence.

Common questions

A car turning in one of the squares hit me in the crosswalk. Who is responsible?

Usually the driver. A motorist turning across a crosswalk must yield to a pedestrian already in it, and the rule holds on a right turn on red as well. We pull any available camera footage, the driver's account, and witness statements to show the turn cut you off, which puts the fault on the driver.

There was no crosswalk where I crossed one of Savannah's wide roads. Can I still bring a claim?

Often yes. When safe crossings sit far apart on a busy arterial, crossing between them does not automatically make you at fault, and the driver still owed a duty to watch the road and avoid you. You can still recover as long as you are less than half at fault, and the vehicle's speed and the available sight lines usually keep the responsibility on the driver.

The driver who hit me barely had insurance. Are there other options?

There may be. Your own uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage can pay when you are hurt on foot, and many households carry more of it than they know. We examine every policy that might apply so a driver with thin coverage does not become the ceiling on your recovery.