Personal Injury Law

Pedestrian Struck on I-5 Ramp To Coronado Bridge

By Ross Jurewitz

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on the Interstate 5 (I-5) onramp next to the Colorado Bay Bridge in the Logan Heights neighborhood of San Diego on September 11, 2010 around 4:00 p.m. San Diego Police Officer Frank Cali said that the pedestrian accident happened on the Cesar Chavez Parkway.

The victim sustained serious injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. The driver of the car stopped at the accident scene until the police reached the scene and did not flee. San Diego Police are investigating the cause of this accident and why the car struck the pedestrian.

California law holds that drivers must give the right of way to pedestrians in marked crosswalks and at an intersection whether the crosswalk is marked or not. However, even if the pedestrian is in the roadway, a driver must still avoid a collision with the pedestrian who is more vulnerable to injury. From the present facts, it seems that the car driver violated the right of way when he struck the pedestrian. If the investigation finds that the vehicle driver did in fact fail to yield to the pedestrian and interfered with his right of way, then he might be responsible to pay the injured victim compensation to cover the medical costs, lost earnings, and other damages.

Regardless of how or why the accident happened, we hope that the injured pedestrian recovers from his injuries as soon as possible.

Full post as published by San Diego Injury Lawyer Blog on September 14, 2010 (boomark / email).