Representing Massachusetts Pedestrians Injured in Car Accidents

While most automobile-related accidents involve collisions between two or more vehicles, a significant number of accidents involve pedestrians struck by motor vehicles while crossing roadways or even walking along public sidewalks. Pedestrian victims who suffer serious injuries in Massachusetts frequently fail to consider the insurance coverage available to them through their own motor vehicle insurance policies, even where the pedestrian’s motor vehicle was not involved in the accident.

Under Massachusetts law, the operator of a motor vehicle who strikes and injures a pedestrian is responsible for paying the first $2000 in medical expenses incurred by the pedestrian caused by the accident. If the pedestrian has health insurance then any additional medical bills should be submitted to the pedestrian’s health insurance carrier for payment. What most people fail to realize however, is that the pedestrian’s own motor vehicle policy may provide the injured pedestrian with additional coverage, above and beyond whatever coverage may be available from the motor vehicle operator responsible for the accident.

Examples of coverage available through the pedestrian’s own motor vehicle coverage includes “Medical Payments” coverage (which provides additional funds to cover accident-related medical bills), “Under-Insured Motorists” coverage (which increases the amount of liability coverage available from the party at fault for the accident) and “Uninsured Motorists” coverage” (which provides coverage in the event the driver of the motor vehicle was uninsured at the time of the accident). Each of these coverage categories may augment or even add coverage otherwise unavailable from the responsible driver.

Do you need a Car Accident Lawyer for  a Pedestrian Accident?

In the event you are injured as a pedestrian in a Massachusetts motor vehicle accident,  contact us for a free confidential case review with a member of our Pedestrian Accident Lawyers Group or call toll free at 866-414-0400 to discuss your case. If you need a lawyer outside of Massachusetts, contact us for a referral.