Pedestrian Accident Attorneys in Hamden

Serving New Haven, East Haven, West Haven, North Haven, and Throughout Connecticut for Over 55 Years

When a car or truck strikes a pedestrian, the person on foot is more likely to suffer serious harm. Victims are often left with permanent or life-changing injuries. Help from a personal injury attorney can help even the odds they face.

At Sette & Parnoff, PC, our Hamden pedestrian accident attorneys provide compassionate representation for injured pedestrians and loved ones who are grieving a tragic and avoidable accident. We remain at your side throughout the entire legal process, focusing on maximizing the compensation you are entitled to.

While you focus on recovering, we get to work to ensure that justice is served following serious and dangerous negligence. That includes the following:

• Maintaining ongoing contact with you on the status of your case
• Thorough investigations with attention to every detail
• Securing evidence that helps to prove your claim and the extent of your injuries
• Either entering negotiations toward a settlement or taking your pedestrian accident claim to court via a lawsuit
• Working with high-level experts to support your claim

To learn more about how we can assist you with your case, call our team at (845) 622-6590 or fill out our online contact form today.

What Caused Your Pedestrian Accident?

Our attorneys are familiar with the common scenarios leading to pedestrian injuries, which often trace back to the negligence or carelessness of automobile drivers:

• Failure to yield the right of way
• Texting while driving and other distracted driving
• Speeding
• Making left turns or right turns without looking
• “Dooring” a pedestrian or cyclist

Connecticut’s New Pedestrian Safety Laws

Recent legislation aims to reduce pedestrian injuries and deaths in Connecticut. These laws also work in your favor in the event that you need to bring a personal injury lawsuit against a driver.

Drivers must yield to pedestrians in marked and unmarked crosswalks:

• If the walker is in any part of the crosswalk
• If the person steps to the curb and raises their hand or signals to oncoming traffic they want to cross
• If the person indicates they intend to cross by moving their wheelchair, cane, bike, scooter, stroller, or leashed dog into the crosswalk

Failure to yield is subject to a $500 fine

Dooring is now against the law: 

• Opening the car door into the path of a jogger or a person on a bicycle, electric bike, or electric foot scooter
• Leaving a car door open longer than necessary if it blocks a sidewalk, shoulder, or bike lane