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If you were hit by a car while walking in Pasadena, the first few days can affect the entire claim. The driver may blame a crosswalk timing issue, a turn signal, darkness, or the pedestrian’s location. The insurance company may ask for a recorded statement before you know the full extent of your injuries. Video from nearby businesses, Metro stations, apartment buildings, city cameras, rideshare vehicles, delivery trucks, and dash cameras can disappear quickly.
The Law Offices of Asher Hoffman, APC represents pedestrians and families after serious Pasadena traffic injuries. We handle crosswalk crashes, left-turn collisions, hit-and-run incidents, rideshare and delivery vehicle impacts, school zone injuries, parking lot collisions, and fatal pedestrian accidents. Our firm investigates quickly, deals with the insurance companies, and pursues the full compensation available under California law. The consultation is free, and there is no fee unless we win.
Pasadena has a different pedestrian risk profile than many Los Angeles County cities. Old Pasadena brings heavy foot traffic around Colorado Boulevard, Fair Oaks Avenue, Raymond Avenue, and De Lacey Avenue. Lake Avenue has busy retail, restaurant, school, office, and transit activity. The Playhouse Village area, Pasadena City College, Caltech, Huntington Hospital, the Rose Bowl, the Metro A Line stations, and major event traffic all create conditions where drivers, delivery vehicles, buses, rideshare cars, and pedestrians share tight corridors.
Many cases turn on details that are easy to miss without a fast investigation. A driver may have been turning left from Colorado Boulevard onto Lake Avenue. A vehicle may have rolled through a right turn at a red light near Fair Oaks Avenue. A rideshare driver may have stopped in an unsafe location near a restaurant, hotel, or event. A delivery van may have blocked sight lines near an alley or driveway. A city, construction contractor, property owner, or business may also share responsibility if poor lighting, broken signals, unsafe crosswalk design, temporary traffic control, or blocked sidewalks contributed to the crash.
Pedestrian collisions can happen anywhere, but the risk is higher near intersections and corridors where people walk between parking, transit, restaurants, schools, offices, medical facilities, and entertainment venues. Pasadena pedestrian injury claims often involve:
Local context matters because the same crash can look very different depending on the intersection, signal timing, lighting, nearby cameras, event traffic, and pedestrian flow. Our firm looks for the practical proof that shows what actually happened, not just what the driver says happened later.
California Vehicle Code section 21950 requires drivers to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians crossing within marked crosswalks or unmarked crosswalks at intersections. Drivers also must use due care, reduce speed, and take other action necessary to avoid hitting a pedestrian. At the same time, pedestrians must not suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle that is so close it creates an immediate hazard.
Insurance companies often use the second part of the statute to blame the injured person. They may argue the pedestrian crossed too late, looked at a phone, wore dark clothing, crossed outside a crosswalk, or should have anticipated the vehicle’s movement. California’s comparative fault rules do not automatically bar recovery because a pedestrian may share some fault. Instead, the key question is what percentage of responsibility belongs to each party. A careful investigation can push back against unfair blame and show driver distraction, excessive speed, unsafe turning, failure to scan, or violation of pedestrian safety duties.
Pedestrian accident evidence can vanish quickly. Many businesses and apartment buildings overwrite video within days. Dash camera footage can be deleted. Rideshare and delivery app data may not be preserved unless a proper notice is sent. Traffic-signal data, police body camera footage, 911 calls, and public-entity records may require formal requests.
Depending on the case, our firm may work to preserve and collect:
When liability is disputed, we may use investigators, accident reconstruction experts, biomechanical analysis, human factors experts, or medical specialists to explain how the crash happened and how the injuries affect the client’s life.
Pedestrian cases often involve severe trauma because the human body absorbs the impact directly. Even lower-speed collisions can cause serious injuries, especially when a person is thrown to the pavement or struck by a larger vehicle. Common injuries include traumatic brain injuries, concussions, skull fractures, facial injuries, spinal injuries, herniated discs, fractures, torn ligaments, knee and shoulder injuries, internal injuries, road rash, scarring, nerve damage, chronic pain, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and wrongful death.
Medical treatment may involve emergency care at Huntington Hospital, USC Arcadia Hospital, Glendale Adventist, Los Angeles General Medical Center, Keck Medicine, Kaiser facilities, orthopedic specialists, neurologists, pain management doctors, physical therapy, surgery, and long-term rehabilitation. A strong claim must account for the full medical picture, not only the first emergency room visit.
An injured pedestrian may be able to recover both economic and non-economic damages. Economic damages can include ambulance bills, hospital bills, surgery, physical therapy, medication, medical equipment, future medical care, lost wages, lost earning capacity, transportation costs, and out-of-pocket expenses. Non-economic damages can include pain, suffering, anxiety, loss of enjoyment of life, disfigurement, physical limitations, sleep disruption, and the everyday impact of a serious injury.
In fatal cases, surviving family members may have a wrongful death claim for funeral expenses, loss of financial support, loss of household services, and the loss of love, companionship, comfort, care, assistance, protection, affection, society, and moral support. These cases require careful handling because there may be both a wrongful death claim and a survival claim depending on the facts.
Most California personal injury cases have a two-year statute of limitations. Some claims have much shorter deadlines. If a public entity may be responsible, such as a city, county, public transit agency, school district, or state agency, a government claim may need to be presented within six months. Claims involving minors, wrongful death, uninsured motorist coverage, hit-and-run coverage, rideshare insurance, or dangerous public property can involve additional timing issues.
Do not wait for the insurance company to tell you which deadline applies. A missed deadline can damage or destroy the claim. Early legal involvement also helps preserve evidence before it is overwritten or repaired.
Our process starts with listening to what happened and identifying the urgent evidence issues. We review the crash location, police report, available photographs, medical treatment, insurance coverage, and witness information. We send preservation letters when needed, contact insurance carriers, track medical documentation, evaluate damages, and prepare the case for settlement or litigation.
Every client has direct access to the attorney and clear communication about case strategy. We do not pressure clients into premature settlements before the injuries and future care needs are understood. If the insurance company undervalues the claim or refuses to accept responsibility, we are prepared to litigate.
For all injury claims in the city, visit our Pasadena personal injury lawyer hub. If the pedestrian crash involved another driver, truck, or motorcycle issue, these pages may also help: Pasadena car accident lawyer, Pasadena truck accident lawyer, and Pasadena motorcycle accident lawyer. Our firm also handles pedestrian injury cases throughout the region, including Los Angeles pedestrian accident cases, Glendale pedestrian accident cases, Beverly Hills pedestrian accident cases, and Santa Monica pedestrian claims.
Possibly. Being outside a crosswalk does not automatically eliminate a claim. California comparative fault rules look at all circumstances, including driver speed, lighting, visibility, distraction, road design, and whether the driver had time to avoid the collision. The insurance company may argue partial fault, but that is not the same as no case.
A hit-and-run pedestrian case may involve uninsured motorist coverage, nearby video, police investigation, license plate witnesses, rideshare or delivery records, and other evidence. Act quickly because video and witness leads can disappear.
A public entity or contractor may share responsibility if a dangerous condition contributed to the collision. These claims can have short government-claim deadlines, often six months, so early review is important.
It is usually best to speak with a lawyer first. Adjusters may ask questions designed to minimize the injury, shift blame, or lock in incomplete facts before the investigation is done.
The consultation is free. Our firm handles pedestrian accident cases on a contingency fee, which means no attorney fee unless we win money for you.
If you or someone you love was hit by a car, truck, rideshare vehicle, delivery vehicle, bicycle, scooter, or other road user in Pasadena, call the Law Offices of Asher Hoffman, APC at (877) 792-4529 or request a free consultation online. We will review the facts, explain the next steps, and help protect your claim from the start. No fee unless we win.
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