Even the safest Washington drivers can be involved in dangerous car accidents when they encounter hazardous motorists on the roads. Defensive driving can only do so much when a distracted driver rear-ends their victim's car in heavy traffic or when a drunk driver runs a red light and collides with a vehicle that is properly in an intersection. This post will touch on some of the causes of car accidents that may form the legal bases for personal injury lawsuits initiated by accident victims
Laws that matter when car accidents involve pedestrians
Car accidents involving pedestrians happen almost every day, especially in cities such as New York or Washington where large numbers of people walk everywhere. Any time a pedestrian is struck by a vehicle it is easy to assume that the driver of the vehicle was at fault. However, that may not always be the case.
