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Do You Need Compensation to Make Things Right after a Car Hit You?

This will rattle you for a long time. You were walking and got hit by a car.

It’s one of the scariest accidents we all worry about. And the roads, neighborhoods and city districts of Ohio are hazard zones for pedestrians.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol counted 12,276 pedestrian-related crashes over a five-year period from 2019 to 2024. Of those accidents, 778 caused deaths.

You need to pursue compensation from the irresponsible driver and their insurance company to put this shock behind you and put your life back together.

These are the first steps when you’re the victim of a pedestrian accident:

  • Get immediate medical attention. Your well-being comes first.
  • Even if you think you miraculously avoided serious injury, go to a doctor. Unseen injuries can appear later.
  • Get police on the scene to make a report.
  • Get contact and insurance information from the driver, but don’t talk about fault for the accident.
  • Get contact information for any witnesses who were passing by.
  • Take photos of the scene if you can.
  • Be skeptical of fast settlement offers from insurance companies.
  • Seek out a trustworthy personal injury lawyer to help with everything. Be suspicious of lawyers who find you first.

A personal injury claim can secure multiple forms payment for you, including covering your current and future medical bills, recouping you for missed work time, and compensating you for the pain and suffering this trauma has put you through.

To maximize your recovery, both physically and financially, work with an experienced pedestrian accident lawyer. In Ohio, Horenstein, Nicholson & Blumenthal (HNB) has helped thousands of people.

HNB has secured over $500,000,000.00 in awards, benefits and settlements for injury victims.

In Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and across Ohio, reach out to us.

There’s no fee until you win compensation: “Helping me, that’s HNB.”

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    How a Pedestrian Accident Attorney Helps You

    Ohio law says that in most cases of a collision with a vehicle and a pedestrian, the driver of the vehicle is the one at fault.

    That might make it seem like it’ll be easy to pursue payment, but you’ll want a pedestrian accident attorney to seek the fullest compensation.

    This is for several reasons:

    • It is possible, even as a pedestrian, to be found partially at fault after getting hit by a car. This can happen if the pedestrian was behaving dangerously, such crossing streets in unmarked or low-visibility spots, running into traffic, or acting drunk or erratic. If they try to say you did something wrong, your lawyer will defend your rights.
    • Ohio law follows the idea of “comparative negligence,” meaning both sides in an accident can share blame. For you to be fully compensated, your lawyer will build legal arguments that the vehicle driver, not you, was more than 50 percent liable for what happened.
    • Your pedestrian accident lawyer can help you secure evidence you might not otherwise be able to get, such as security camera footage of the incident, cell phone records showing the driver was distracted by their phone, evidence that they were driving aggressively or they were drunk, and analysis from experts on the physics of the collision and how it hurt you.
    • A successful personal injury claim requires gathering even more evidence than that, including witness testimony, medical records, police reports and more. A skilled lawyer knows what evidence you need and does the legwork of getting it for you.
    • The driver of the car and their insurance company are likely to resist providing all the help you deserve. Obviously, they want to reduce their costs. But an attorney who deals with these cases all the time knows their tactics, negotiates on your behalf and fights back—in court if needed—to get what you truly need to recover and move forward.

    The Ohio pedestrian accident lawyers at HNB Law provide a complimentary consultation to start your case. Tell us what happened when the car hit you, ask us all the questions you have about your legal options, and let’s see what we can do to set things right.

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    The Injuries Our Pedestrian Accident Lawyer See Over and Over

    It’s clear that the kinds of injuries people suffer in pedestrian accidents with cars are some of the worst of any vehicle accidents. It’s your body against a fast-moving machine that weighs tons.

    The injuries you sustain, and the medical records detailing your injuries, will be important parts of your personal injury claim. Your injuries point to both the cause of the accident and the cost of recovery.

    The Ohio pedestrian accident lawyers at HNB see many people who suffered injuries like these:

    • Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) from head impact with the car, impact with the ground, or violent shaking of the head and neck
    • Internal injuries that aren’t always obvious at first, such as internal bleeding and organ damage
    • Spinal injuries including paralysis
    • Injuries to soft tissues like muscles, ligaments and tendons
    • Psychological injury, such as absolutely debilitating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that appears and persists over time 
    • And some of the most obvious pedestrian accident injuries: cuts, blood loss and broken bones

    Your height, and the height of the car, make a difference in what type of injuries you suffer.

    Whether you get hit lower on your body or higher up determines which parts of your body suffer the biggest impacts and how your body gets thrown by the force.

    Your lawyer will gather evidence that matches the size of the car with how you were hurt, all of it strengthening your case.

    This is such a shocking event that utterly disrupts your life.

    Know that you can find someone to support you, someone to fight for you, so you can fight your way back to normal.

    It’s the pedestrian accident attorneys at HNB.

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