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Pedestrians face a much greater risk of serious injury or death when involved in accidents involving trucks.

Author: Paula Blackburn

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According to the National Center of Statistics and Analysis, a pedestrian is seriously injured every 7 minutes in the United States, and a pedestrian is killed approximately every two hours.

Commonly, pedestrian accidents involving semi-trucks occur on or around loading docks. But driver distraction and equipment failure on public roadways can make trucks a fatal danger to everyone around them.

Serious Injury in Pedestrian Accident Involving Semi-Trucks

Commercial vehicles are enormous. Due to their size, they provide a much larger risk for catastrophic injury. Potential injuries from a semi-truck include:

Broken bones
Disfigurement
Amputations
Spinal cord injuries
Brain injuries

The medical costs associated with these injuries can be astronomical. In addition, the loss of quality of life and an inability to work can make these injuries have a negative impact on nearly every aspect of your life.

The size and shape of a semi-truck can make it difficult for a trucker to see pedestrians. Many of these accidents occur while a driver is backing up and a pedestrian is in his blind spot. This places an increased responsibility on pedestrians to be alert while around trucks. However, the responsibility for safe operation of a truck rests squarely with the truck driver.

Common distractions like cell phone usage can lead to dangerous driving. Many truckers are also under pressure from unrealistic schedules. Skipping sleep may be necessary to deliver a load on time, but it also serves to make truckers less alert and more dangerous to pedestrians.

When a trucker injures a pedestrian, the insurance companies working on their behalf will do everything in their power to minimize monetary losses. In some cases they may try to take advantage of you in your injured state to get you to accept compensation that is inadequate. In other cases, they may simply deny your claim, leaving you and your family to suffer the physical, emotional, and financial losses alone.

Having an experienced Missouri trucking accident attorney on your side can help ensure you are compensated fully for your losses. In pedestrian accidents involving semi-trucks, you have a right to seek compensation for:

Current and future lost wages
Diminished capacity to work
Current and future medical expenses related to the accident
Pain and suffering
Loss of quality of life

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If you or a loved one has been injured in a pedestrian accident with a semi-truck in or around St. Louis, Kansas City, or Jefferson City, Missouri, please visit the website of the Bradley Law Firm to see how our trucking accident attorneys can help you fully recover from all of your losses.

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Truck Accidents and Pedestrians