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The Law Office of
Gail Cheatwood, P.A.
2000 South Florida Avenue
Lakeland, Florida 33801

Phone:  (863) 686-0975

 

Pedestrian Accident and Injury Liability

Lakeland Pedestrian Accident Attorney & Lawyer, providing experienced Pedestrian Accident and other Personal Injury Liability legal services in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, Polk County, and Central Florida.


Each year in America, an average of 70,000 pedestrians are injured, and approximately 5,000 losses of life in accidents involving pedestrians and motor vehicles. Pedestrian accidents regularly occur because of the lack of due vigilance in the motor vehicle driver maintains in being aware of their surroundings. Pedestrian accidents occur despite the caution generally exercised by pedestrians.

The severe injuries which pedestrians sustain when in an accident or incident with an automobile or other type of motor vehicle are often significant and directly impact the victim's life for extended periods of time, or even permanently. This is in addition to the financial burden placed upon the victim, and often time, their loved ones.

The law allows the victim of a pedestrian accident to legally seek monetary damages though personal injury civil litigation. To ensure your legal rights are protected you should obtain the advice and representation of experienced legal counsel.

Contact an experienced Lakeland Pedestrian Accident Attorney & Lawyer at The Law Office of Gail Cheatwood, P.A., by calling (863) 686-0975, and schedule a confidential consultation. Gail Cheatwood has successfully represented many Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, or Polk County Florida area residents in Pedestrian Accident and Injury legal claims and disputes.

Insurance companies have established very specific and elaborate procedures for handling pedestrian accident claims, especially in the early stages of your accident and injury claim. The most common tactic is to attempt to contact you directly shortly after the accident to get you to settle quickly. This is almost always attempted before you are fully aware of the full extent of your injuries, additional long-term or permanent medical treatment you may require, or lost wages. The general rule is that when an insurance company contacts you directly to offer you a settlement, they know your claim may be worth significantly more than their offer, and they want end a accident and injury dispute before it begins.

Common factors which have directly contributed to a rise in injuries in pedestrian accidents include:

  • Cellular phone use while driving.

  • Drinking and Driving.

  • Increased Tourist Traffic.

  • Aggressive Drivers and Road Rage.

  • Young Inexperienced Drivers.

  • Unfamiliarity with our ever changing road ways and highway construction.

  • And a host of other circumstances which divert our attention from the task of responsible vehicle operation.

Depending upon the circumstances of your pedestrian accident liability case, we will aggressively seek justice for you for the following forms of compensation:

  • Injuries resulting from your pedestrian accident;

  • Lost wages due to time missed from work, and inability to perform your work related duties;

  • Medical bills directly related to your injuries, including medical treatment, physical therapy &, rehabilitation costs, prescription costs, necessary medical equipment, and if necessary, long term or permanent treatment treatment and care;

  • Pain and Suffering;

  • Long term or permanent diminished quality of life;

  • And in the unfortunate event of a loss of life, compensation, for the immediate family, as a result of a wrongful death.


If you would like to schedule a confidential consultation with an experienced Lakeland Pedestrian Accident Attorney & Lawyer who proudly serves the Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, or Polk County Florida area, contact The Law Office of Gail Cheatwood, P.A., by calling (863) 686-0975 or by email by filling out our confidential case submission form.


Lakeland Pedestrian Accident Attorney & Lawyer, providing experienced Pedestrian Accident and other Personal Injury Liability legal services in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, Polk County, and Central Florida.


  

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