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Pedestrian Injuries

According to NHTSA statistics, a pedestrian is struck by a car roughly every 9 minutes. In the year 2009, there were 59,000 pedestrians injured by cars or trucks. Of those 59,000 pedestrian accidents, there were 4,092 pedestrian fatalities. Of these fatalities, 6% were children under 14 years old.

Among injured bicyclists, 17% were under 14 years of age. The dangerous intersections for pedestrians in Oakland can be found here.

While these numbers are better than they were a few years ago, they are still alarming. Think about the next time you spend 45 minutes doing something: 5 pedestrians died during that time.

Pete Clancy is a personal injury lawyer in Oakland. He helps pedestrians struck by cars, victims of rear-end car accidents and people with other personal injury claims. He can be reached by phone (925-835-7500) or through his website.