Pedestrian Accidents

Walking along Route 1 or through a busy parking lot shouldn’t put your safety at risk. Unfortunately, distracted and speeding drivers in Prince George’s County continue to injure pedestrians at alarming rates. You deserve answers if a vehicle struck you or someone you love while crossing the street or walking near traffic. A Prince George’s pedestrian accident lawyer at Foran & Foran can help you understand your options.

These accidents often involve serious trauma—head injuries, fractures, and long-term pain. Like construction site injuries, pedestrian crashes require careful location, lighting, speed, and visibility review. Don’t wait for an insurance adjuster to value your suffering. Talk to the team at Foran & Foran about how to protect your legal rights.

You face immense physical and financial pressure when hit by a vehicle while walking or crossing the street. Pedestrian accidents often leave victims with broken bones, spinal trauma, or traumatic brain injuries, and recovery is rarely fast. A Prince George’s pedestrian accident lawyer can investigate what caused the crash, identify every possible source of liability, and help you pursue the compensation you need to heal and move forward.

Busy roadways like MD Route 5, Silver Hill Road, and the intersections near Iverson Mall are common sites of pedestrian collisions. In some cases, the driver is clearly at fault—ignoring a crosswalk or failing to yield during a turn. In others, things are less clear, mainly when hit-and-run crashes occur. Sadly, hit-and-runs make up a significant portion of pedestrian injuries in Maryland, and Prince George’s County has seen a five-year average of 40 pedestrian crashes annually. Many occur on state roads or parking lots, where visibility is limited and drivers may be distracted or speeding.

Not every crash involves a clear line of sight or a direct violation of traffic laws. Pedestrian accidents often occur in overlooked or poorly controlled environments. Some common examples include:

• School zones and residential areas where drivers fail to stop for crossing children or roll through stop signs;
• Parking lots and garages where vehicles back out without checking blind spots; and
• Urban intersections where crosswalk signals are ignored or blocked by turning vehicles.

Even low-speed impacts can cause devastating injuries. Unlike motorcyclists or drivers, pedestrians lack helmets or structural protection, leaving them vulnerable to immediate and long-term harm. During recovery, medical treatment may involve multiple surgeries, physical rehabilitation, and lost income.

If the driver flees the scene, you may feel like you have no options—but you do. A Prince George’s pedestrian accident lawyer can work to identify the driver using nearby surveillance footage, witness statements, or license plate recognition data. If the driver cannot be found, your attorney may help you file a claim through your uninsured motorist coverage or other applicable avenues. Fatal pedestrian crashes also raise the possibility of a wrongful death claim, especially when family members depended on the victim’s financial or household support.

In hit-and-run cases, time is a critical factor. Physical evidence must be collected from the scene quickly, police records must be obtained, and witnesses must be interviewed. Without legal help, important details could be lost.

Liability depends on evidence. Your attorney will work to determine if the driver was texting, under the influence, speeding, or simply careless. Sometimes, the road design itself contributes to these crashes. Poor lighting, hidden signage, or lack of pedestrian markings may increase the municipality’s share of fault. In other cases, multiple vehicles create confusion about which driver struck the pedestrian or whether a driver swerved in reaction to another vehicle's actions.

A Prince George’s pedestrian accident lawyer will examine all these factors. When needed, the team at Foran & Foran works with medical experts, accident reconstruction specialists, and traffic engineers to determine the chain of events. This approach helps victims recover full compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and long-term care needs.

Serious injuries affect more than your health. You may lose time at work, struggle to pay ongoing medical bills, or experience changes in your ability to care for yourself and others. If you lost a loved one in a pedestrian accident, compensation may also cover funeral expenses, loss of companionship, and financial dependency.

Foran & Foran has represented accident victims across Prince George’s County for decades. Our pedestrian accident lawyers understand how overwhelming it feels to recover while facing pushback from insurance companies or drivers. We fight to hold reckless drivers accountable and help injured pedestrians secure full compensation for their pain, medical costs, and time away from work.

Our firm is metro accessible and available to meet with you at home or in the hospital if needed. We are listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and never charge fees unless we recover for you. Reach out today to discuss your rights with a compassionate team that understands what you’re going through. Call Foran & Foran at 301-441-2022 to schedule your free consultation.