Pedestrian Accidents – Know Your Rights with Ofelia Markarian Law Group, PLLC

Pedestrian accidents can happen in an instant. Ofelia Markarian Law Group are here to explain your rights. Attorney Ofelia Markarian joins JC with more. Someone's out there and they're out there and they're walking. They get hit by a car. What's the first thing that we should do?First thing is make sure you get to a safe place. Call for help. Call for medical and police. If you're able to, take pictures of the scene. Take pictures of the vehicle, license plate and gather as much information as you can. And most importantly, don't say "I'm fine," because adrenaline hides a lot of serious injuries and insurance companies will use that against you. What if you are jaywalking? Should you still call an attorney, do something? If we're jaywalking what should we do?Don't let anyone talk you out of your rights at the scene. Even if you are jaywalking, under Nevada's comparative negligence fault statutes, even if you are partly at fault, you can still recover if the driver is more at fault than you. So that means if the driver was speeding and texting, you could still recover even though you were jaywalking. I like to run out on the street. Probably not the safest thing, but I like to. Let's say I get hit by a car and the person that hits me has no insurance. Am I out of luck?No. That's why your own auto insurance's uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage comes into play. That's why I tell everyone to check your insurance policy today and not after an accident when it's too late. Make sure you have uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage and that will cover you even if you're hit by another vehicle on foot. I'm out just running, my car's in my garage. I get hit by someone, that's when my insurance would come into play there?Make sure you have uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. Okay, that's a great little nugget we should check. Check that as soon as we're done with this interview. Okay, if you do get hit, the insurance company calls you right away, they want to make a settlement, they offer you a check. Do I take that check?Be very careful. Generosity, that's strategy. You want to speak to an attorney before you accept anything. Once you accept and you sign a release, you're done. Generosity, that's strategy. You're a genius when it comes to this stuff! Okay, I'm out running, I get hit by a car. The police are like "JC you're at fault, you weren't paying attention." Do I still have a leg to stand on?Absolutely. One officer's opinion does not make or break your case. The officer arrived after the fact, number one, and in most civil cases police reports are not admissible. They're not a deciding factor for the jury. So, yes and there's accident reconstructionists who will rebuild your case for you, even if the police officer's report made a mistake and said you were at fault. That's why having an attorney is very important. For information call 725-529-5259 or visit OFELIAMARKARIANLAW.COM.