Pedestrian Hit and Run Injury

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In a pedestrian hit and run case, the first thing that we do is start an investigation to see if we can find any information about the vehicle that hit you. We’ll go to surrounding homes and local businesses to find out if there’s any video of the accident.

Sometimes we can get a license number or find witnesses from a video. The next step is finding out the insurance status of the car that was hit.

Sometimes the person who got hit has their own automobile insurance. Sometimes the car that was hit belonged to a relative, under whom the vehicle was insured.

There’s a type of coverage called uninsured motorist protection. This type of coverage will often allow you to make your personal injury claim through your own policy that shifts the burden of trying to figure out who the driver of the fleeing vehicle was and how the crash happened.

There are special rules to these kinds of policies, so it’s important to find an experienced car accident lawyer to handle your claim to get the best results.

Another important thing that we do is open a Personal Injury Protection (PIP) claim with your own insurance company. Hit and run cases present special challenges, and we have a long history of successfully resolving them for our clients. Call us for free. I’ll talk through all the issues with you and answer your questions.