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Pedestrian injured in Everett collision

Story Highlights:

• Two injured in Everett accident
• Pedestrian collision cause unknown

Date: August 29, 2011, 08/29/2011
Location: Everett, Snohomish County, Washington
Type: Pedestrian accident, Motor vehicle collision
Outcome: Two injured

Two injured in a pedestrian collision near Everett on Monday night.

While crossing Broadway at 15th Street around 11:30 p.m. a man who was carrying his child was struck by a car. The child suffered only minor bruises but the man was taken to Harborview Medical Center with serious head and leg injuries.

The driver pulled over at scene and it was not clear who was at fault. The accident is still under investigation.

Everett Fatal Accident Statistics for 2009
    Fatal accident count: 6
    Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 8
    Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
    Fatalities: 6
    Persons involved in fatal accidents: 12
    Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Pedestrian Accident Statistics
    Pedestrian Deaths in 1995: 5,584
    Pedestrian Deaths in 2005: 4,881 (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts)
    Pedestrian Injuries in 1995: 86,000 (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts)
    Pedestrian Injuries in 2005: 64,000 (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts)
    According to the National SAFEKIDS Campaign, more than 46,000 children are injured each year in pedestrian accidents
    The total cost of pedestrian death and injury among children ages 14 and younger is $5.2 billion per year (Safe Kids Worldwide).
    70 percent of pedestrian killed in 2005 were males.
    Almost three out of every four pedestrian fatalities occur in urban areas (74 percent).
    The top four states for pedestrian fatalities are California, Florida, Texas, and New York. These four states make up 42 percent of pedestrian fatalities nationwide while only accounting for 29 percent of the total traffic fatalities across the country.
    Nearly half (48 percent) of pedestrian fatalities occur on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

Seattle Pedestrian Accident Attorneys
Statistically, children under age 16 are the most likely to be struck by a car, but elderly victims are the most likely to die as a result of pedestrian or crosswalk accident injuries. Most pedestrian accidents occur on the weekends during the evening hours. Pedestrian accidents in the late afternoon increase when daylight savings time is removed in the winter and the sun sets earlier. If you or a family member has suffered as the result of a crosswalk or pedestrian accident in Washington state, pedestrian accident attorney Chris Davis and the Davis Law Group, P.S. can help you.  We are committed to helping injured pedestrians recover the just and fair compensation they are entitled to receive under the law.