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Pedestrian crashes are among the most devastating types of vehicle accidents in Owasso, OK—because pedestrians have no protection from impact with a vehicle. When negligent driving causes a pedestrian crash, the victim pays the highest price. McKay Law represents pedestrian accident victims throughout OK. These crashes typically result from impaired driving, distracted driving, and failure to watch for pedestrians. Common pedestrian crash types include the wide variety of situations where drivers fail to watch for pedestrians. Children and elderly pedestrians are especially vulnerable—making damages especially significant in these cases. Our Owasso pedestrian accident attorneys act quickly to secure proof—video evidence, eyewitness accounts, electronic data, and forensic analysis. We pursue claims against individual drivers, employers, government entities, and other parties contributing to the crash. Victims often suffer traumatic brain injuries (often severe even at low vehicle speeds), spinal cord damage, paralysis, multiple broken bones, internal organ damage, pelvic fractures, amputations, and wrongful death. Even low-speed pedestrian crashes can cause severe injuries—even being struck at 20-25 mph causes serious harm to most adults. We recover all available damages including medical bills, future care, lost wages, lost earning capacity, pain and suffering, and wrongful death damages. Insurance companies often try to blame pedestrians—we shut those tactics down with hard evidence. Even if you weren’t following all pedestrian rules, you may still have a valid claim—drivers still have a duty to watch for and avoid pedestrians. Every client we represent is handled on a contingency basis—no fees unless we recover. Reach out to McKay Law right away for a no-cost case review with a Owasso, OK pedestrian accident lawyer who will fight for the full recovery you deserve.
Pedestrians are uniquely exposed on Oklahoma roads. When a vehicle hits a pedestrian, the injuries are typically severe. With nothing between them and the impact, deaths are common. Pedestrian deaths are rising, because of distraction, vehicle size, and speed. Whether crossing, walking on a sidewalk, or in a parking lot, Oklahoma law protects your right to recover. McKay Law represents pedestrian accident victims in Owasso and in surrounding communities.
These accidents produce devastating injuries because the body absorbs the full force:
Pedestrians have right of way in many situations:
Comparative fault still allows recovery (Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 13). Recovery is preserved at 50% or below.
Pedestrian accident damages are typically substantial:
These cases have unique aspects:
Kids face particular risk as pedestrians:
You typically have 2 years from the date of the incident to file (Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95). For minors, the statute may be tolled for children. Government cases require one-year GTCA notice.
We move quickly to lock down video evidence, examine driver history, secure crash data, pursue UM coverage in hit-and-run cases, pursue overservice liability, coordinate with treating providers, value cases for both immediate and lifetime damages, and treat each matter as trial-ready.
A: Excellent case potential. These cases typically have clear fault.
A: Nothing. No fee unless we recover.
A: Maybe partly — but you can still recover. Comparative fault doesn’t bar recovery in most cases.
A: UM coverage on your auto policy or a relative’s policy usually applies.
A: File claims on behalf of your child.
A: Frequently, yes. Punitive damages are commonly available in DUI cases.
A: Yes — wrongful death claim available.
A: No. Call us first.
A: Two years from the date of the incident (Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95). Children’s deadlines may be tolled until age 18.
Pedestrian accidents combine the most catastrophic injury patterns with the most aggressive insurance defense tactics. There’s no airbag, no crumple zone, no metal frame between the pedestrian and the vehicle. Crash energy transfers directly to the pedestrian. Insurers aggressively challenge pedestrian fault. An attorney familiar with these distinctive cases builds these cases against the aggressive insurance approach.
There’s no protective enclosure for pedestrians.
Pedestrians absorb the full crash force.
Even at modest speeds, pedestrian-vehicle crashes produce:
Studies consistently show that pedestrian survival rates drop dramatically as vehicle speed increases.
At speeds significantly below highway speeds, crashes produce devastating injuries.
Pedestrians often suffer multiple impacts.
Common multi-impact scenarios include:
Pedestrian-fault arguments are routine.
Defense routinely raises:
These defenses can be countered.
Right-of-way violations are the most common cause.
Distracted drivers hit pedestrians.
Drunk drivers cause many pedestrian crashes.
Speeding drives catastrophic outcomes.
Reverse-driving crashes cause pedestrian backing crashes.
Left-turn pedestrian crashes are particularly dangerous.
Right-turn pedestrian crashes generate predictable pedestrian crashes.
Traffic control violations cause serious pedestrian crashes.
Poor visibility conditions (weather, time of day, vehicle issues) drive crashes.
Inadequate crosswalk infrastructure can contribute to crashes.
Vehicle defects affecting visibility, braking, or other safety can contribute to pedestrian crashes.
Intersection pedestrian crashes drive many pedestrian crashes.
Crosswalk crashes, despite pedestrian right-of-way happen frequently.
Non-intersection crashes can be more contested than intersection crashes, but drivers still have duties.
Pedestrians struck in parking lots are recurring incidents.
Sidewalk crashes.
Pedestrian incidents in school zones generate distinctive cases.
Construction zone pedestrian crashes.
Pedestrians on highways are typically catastrophic.
Pedestrians in marked crosswalks have legal right-of-way.
Right-of-way rules vary, but pedestrians have priority in crosswalks.
Unmarked crosswalks at intersections carry pedestrian right-of-way.
Drivers have a continuing duty to look for pedestrians regardless of right-of-way.
Even where pedestrians share some fault, comparative fault rules typically allow recovery.
States with pure comparative fault allow recovery even when the pedestrian was more at fault than the driver.
Modified comparative fault jurisdictions permit recovery up to the bar.
Recoverable losses include include:
Pedestrian medical costs are substantial:
Substantial wage loss and long-term wage impact.
Significant pain and suffering.
Major quality of life impact.
Mental health damages.
Pedestrian crashes often produce significant scarring.
Relationship impacts.
Fatal cases, driving wrongful death cases.
Egregious conduct cases may support punitive damages.
Primary defendant carries primary liability.
Multiple driver fault can face liability.
Equipment-related crashes can implicate manufacturers.
Public infrastructure issues create government liability.
Property issues affecting the crash can implicate property owners.
Work zone cases can implicate construction companies for traffic control inadequacies.
Where the driver was acting in the course of employment can implicate employers.
Commercial vehicle pedestrian crashes create commercial liability.
Gig platform crashes can implicate the relevant platform.
Defense’s primary argument.
Defense claims the pedestrian wasn’t in a crosswalk.
Defeating this defense requires detailed legal analysis.
Defense argues visibility issues prevented the driver from seeing the pedestrian.
Drivers have duty to look for pedestrians regardless of visibility conditions.
“You weren’t paying attention”. Even with pedestrian distraction, drivers maintain their duty.
Impairment defenses. This doesn’t eliminate driver fault.
“You caused this”. Driver duties means rare that the pedestrian is entirely at fault.
Defense pushes shared-fault arguments.
Prior medical issues.
Even if you think you’re “fine”, same-day medical care matters. Pedestrian injuries can include internal damage that’s not immediately apparent.
Don’t try to move with serious injuries. Trying to move with spine injuries is dangerous.
Wait for police.
Driver’s name, contact, license, insurance, license plate.
Witnesses can be crucial.
Visual evidence of every relevant detail.
Whether you were in a crosswalk, Pedestrian signal information, Crosswalk marking.
Make sure law enforcement files the report.
Avoid admitting fault or speculating about cause.
Insurance adjusters call quickly. Recorded statements before legal advice create problematic admissions.
Hit-and-run pedestrian incidents are particularly devastating.
For pedestrians who don’t own a vehicle, UM coverage on a household member’s policy may apply.
Child pedestrian victims face specific considerations:
Counsel handling these cases earn fees only on recovery. Specialty expertise costs reimbursed from the recovery.
Pedestrian accident cases require prompt action.
Video recordings has limited retention.
Independent observations fade quickly.
Electronic vehicle records require preservation.
Scene evidence may be altered.
Filing deadlines continues running.
Getting an attorney involved promptly locks down the critical evidence.
Pedestrians have nothing in the way of airbags, no crumple zones, no seatbelts, and no metal frame between themselves and a vehicle — and when a careless driver hits someone stepping off the curb, the result is virtually always severe. Crosswalk strikes, drivers turning right on red without checking for foot traffic, distracted motorists veering into bike lanes and sidewalks, drunk drivers veering onto curbs, parking lot incidents, and school zone wrecks involving children leave victims with traumatic brain injuries, fractured spines, broken legs and pelvises, internal organ damage, and lifelong disabilities. Even in slow-moving traffic, a vehicle striking a person produces forces the human body isn’t equipped to handle. At McKay Law, we act fast to gather traffic and surveillance footage, dash cam recordings, the at-fault driver’s cell phone records, vehicle black box data, witness statements, and any crosswalk signal timing data that nails down the driver’s carelessness to yield.
The insurance company on the other side will try to point the finger onto you — claiming you appeared out of nowhere, weren’t using a crosswalk, were wearing dark clothing, or were distracted by your own phone. We refuse to allow it. When you become part of the McKay Law family, we develop a case that centers the conversation on the driver’s duty to see pedestrians and the failure that caused your injuries. We fight for complete compensation for emergency airlift and trauma care, surgeries, ICU and prolonged hospitalization, ongoing rehabilitation, future medical needs, prosthetics or mobility aids when amputation is involved, in-home and long-term care, prescription costs, lost wages, reduced future income, the life-altering hardship and grief of surviving a impact like this — and in the most sorrowful cases, the wrongful death of a loved one. Phone us without waiting at (866) 679-9651 or connect with us online to book your free consultation and place a firm that battles for pedestrians behind you.
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