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Vehicle-versus-pedestrian collisions leave victims with catastrophic injuries in Purcell, OK—because there’s nothing between a person on foot and a multi-ton car. When a driver hits a pedestrian, the victim pays the highest price. McKay Law represents pedestrian accident victims throughout OK. These crashes typically result from drivers who didn’t see or didn’t yield to people on foot. Common pedestrian crash types include the wide variety of situations where drivers fail to watch for pedestrians. Young and older pedestrians face heightened risks—making damages especially significant in these cases. Our Purcell pedestrian injury attorneys act quickly to secure proof—traffic camera and surveillance footage, witness statements, accident reconstruction, police reports, dashcam evidence, vehicle event data recorders, and area lighting conditions. Liable parties may include 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—the difference between life and death is often just a few miles per hour. We recover all available damages including medical bills, future care, lost wages, lost earning capacity, pain and suffering, and wrongful death damages. Adjusters frequently push contributory negligence arguments—we counter with traffic analysis, video, witness testimony, and reconstruction. Even if you weren’t following all pedestrian rules, comparative negligence principles allow partial recovery—pedestrians retain rights even when they made mistakes. All pedestrian crash claims is handled on a contingency fee basis—no fees unless we recover. Reach out to McKay Law right away for a no-cost case review with a Purcell, OK pedestrian accident lawyer who will hold the at-fault driver and their insurer accountable.
Pedestrians are uniquely exposed on Oklahoma roads. When a vehicle hits a pedestrian, the results are catastrophic. With no metal between them and the vehicle, deaths are common. Pedestrian deaths have increased dramatically in recent years, driven by phones, larger vehicles, and other factors. Wherever you were struck, the law protects your right to recovery. Our firm fights for pedestrian accident victims in Purcell and throughout Oklahoma.
These accidents produce devastating injuries because pedestrians have no protection from the impact:
Pedestrians have right of way in many situations:
Pedestrian comparative fault doesn’t bar recovery (Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 13). Pedestrians can recover if they’re 50% or less at fault.
Damages in pedestrian cases are usually significant:
Hit-and-run cases have distinct features:
Kids face particular risk as pedestrians:
The deadline in Oklahoma is two years from the date of the incident to file (Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95). For children, the statute may be tolled for children. Government cases require one-year GTCA notice.
We act fast to preserve camera footage, examine driver history, pull cell phone, BAC, and EDR data, pursue UM coverage in hit-and-run cases, pursue overservice liability, partner with healthcare providers, value cases for both immediate and lifetime damages, and treat each matter as trial-ready.
A: Strong case usually. These cases typically have clear fault.
A: Nothing. We only get paid if we win.
A: Some fault possible, but recovery available. Oklahoma’s comparative fault rule allows recovery if you’re 50% or less at fault.
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. DUI cases typically justify punitive awards.
A: File a wrongful death claim.
A: No. Call us first.
A: Two years from the date of the incident (Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95). For minors, the deadline may extend until adulthood.
Pedestrian crashes produce catastrophic injuries faced with aggressive defense. The body of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle has no protection. The forces involved in a vehicle-pedestrian crash transfer directly to the human body. Defense routinely blames pedestrians. A Purcell pedestrian accident lawyer builds these cases against the aggressive insurance approach.
Pedestrians lack vehicle protection.
The pedestrian bears the entire crash energy.
Even at modest speeds, impacts cause:
Studies consistently show that pedestrian survival rates drop dramatically as vehicle speed increases.
Even at urban speeds, pedestrian crashes produce catastrophic injuries.
Pedestrians frequently suffer multiple impact events.
Typical impact patterns include:
Defense routinely pushes pedestrian fault.
Defense routinely raises:
These arguments often have weaknesses.
Yield failures generate many pedestrian incidents.
Inattentive drivers hit pedestrians.
Substance-impaired drivers generate many serious pedestrian cases.
Drivers exceeding safe speeds drives catastrophic outcomes.
Drivers backing up without checking cause pedestrian backing crashes.
Left-turn pedestrian crashes generate many serious crashes.
Right-turn crashes against pedestrians cause many pedestrian incidents.
Signal/sign violations endanger pedestrians who have right-of-way.
Poor visibility conditions including various visibility limitations increase crash risk.
Crosswalk infrastructure problems can contribute to crashes.
Vehicle defects affecting visibility, braking, or other safety can contribute to pedestrian crashes.
Intersection-related incidents account for many pedestrian incidents.
Crosswalk pedestrian incidents, despite signal/sign right-of-way for pedestrians drive many incidents.
Pedestrians struck mid-block can be more contested than intersection crashes, but pedestrian rights and driver duties still apply.
Pedestrians struck in parking lots are particularly common.
Vehicles leaving the roadway and striking pedestrians on sidewalks.
School zone pedestrian crashes involve child victims.
Construction zone pedestrian crashes.
Pedestrians on highways generate fatal incidents.
Pedestrians in marked crosswalks are protected by right-of-way rules.
State law governs specific rules, but pedestrians in crosswalks typically have priority.
Unmarked crosswalks at intersections extend pedestrian protection.
Drivers have a continuing duty to look for pedestrians continuously.
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.
Pedestrian accident damages can be substantial include:
Pedestrian medical costs are substantial:
Major income impact and diminished earning capacity.
Significant pain and suffering.
Pedestrian injuries often eliminate the ability to do basic activities.
Psychological consequences.
Visible scarring.
Relationship impacts.
Pedestrian crashes have high fatality rates, generating many wrongful death claims.
In cases involving extreme conduct may support punitive damages.
Driver is the primary defendant.
Various contributing drivers can face liability.
Equipment-related crashes can implicate manufacturers.
Public infrastructure issues can implicate government entities.
Property issues affecting the crash can implicate property owners.
Work zone cases can implicate construction companies for traffic control inadequacies.
Work-related driving can implicate employers.
Commercial vehicle pedestrian crashes create commercial liability.
Gig delivery and rideshare incidents can implicate the relevant platform.
The dominant defense.
Defense claims the pedestrian wasn’t in a crosswalk.
This defense can be countered through comprehensive analysis of crosswalk laws and pedestrian rights.
Defense leverages visibility limitations.
Drivers have duty to look for pedestrians even when visibility is limited.
Defense argues plaintiff was on their phone. Even if accurate, drivers maintain their duty.
Impairment defenses. This doesn’t eliminate the driver’s duties.
Plaintiff fault arguments. Driver duties means rare that the pedestrian is entirely at fault.
“You contributed too”.
Prior medical issues.
Even without obvious severe injuries, prompt medical evaluation is essential. Hidden injuries are common.
Don’t try to move with serious injuries. Trying to move with spine injuries can increase injury.
Wait for police.
Capture driver information.
Bystanders, other pedestrians, business employees can be crucial.
Comprehensive scene documentation.
Where you were in relation to the crosswalk, Pedestrian signal information, whether crosswalks were properly marked.
Insist on official documentation.
Don’t speculate.
Insurance adjusters call quickly. Direct insurer communication create problematic admissions.
Hit-and-run pedestrian incidents are especially serious.
For pedestrians who don’t own a vehicle, household auto policies may apply.
Pediatric pedestrian cases face specific considerations:
Lawyers experienced with pedestrian crashes work on contingency. Specialty expertise costs advanced by the firm.
Time pressure is real.
Camera evidence gets overwritten quickly.
Independent observations deteriorate over time.
Electronic vehicle records require preservation.
Scene evidence may be altered.
OK’s statute of limitations applies regardless.
Getting an attorney involved promptly positions the case for the substantial recovery these cases support despite aggressive insurance defenses.
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 reckless driver strikes someone stepping off the curb, the result is almost always devastating. Crosswalk strikes, drivers turning right on red without looking for foot traffic, distracted motorists wandering into bike lanes and sidewalks, drunk drivers veering onto curbs, parking lot incidents, and school zone wrecks involving children send victims with traumatic brain injuries, fractured spines, broken legs and pelvises, internal organ damage, and lifelong disabilities. Even at relatively low speeds, a vehicle colliding with a person produces forces the human body isn’t equipped to handle. At McKay Law, we move quickly 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 proves the driver’s refusal to yield.
The insurance company on the other side will work to point the finger onto you — alleging you stepped out unexpectedly, weren’t using a crosswalk, were wearing dark clothing, or were distracted by your own phone. We refuse to allow it. When you partner with the McKay Law family, we craft a case that centers the conversation on the driver’s duty to notice pedestrians and the breach that caused your injuries. We pursue the highest possible 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, missed paychecks, lost earning capacity, the profound hardship and grief of living through a hit like this — and in the most tragic cases, the wrongful death of a precious life. Call us right away at (866) 679-9651 or get in touch online to book your free consultation and get a firm that stands up for pedestrians behind you.
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