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Police are searching for a driver who struck a female pedestrian on March 22. The accident happened early in the morning as the driver was driving on Forty Foot Road approaching Towamencin Avenue in Montgomery County, PA. According to the article in The Philadelphia Inquirer, the woman is still in critical condition. Anyone with information should contact Towamencin Township Police Department.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20110323_Police_seek_driver_in_Montco_hit-and-run.html
Pedestrians are the second largest group of auto accident fatalities. There were 4,092 pedestrian fatalities in the United States in 2009 and 136 in Pennsylvania that year, accounting for 10.8% of all traffic deaths. ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/Bureaus/HighwaySafety/Web%20Development/Crash%20Facts%20Book/2009_CFB_linked.pdf
Most pedestrian crashes and fatalities occur when the pedestrians are crossing the street at an intersection, midblock crossing, or driveway entrance.
Alcohol is also a common factor in pedestrian accidents and was reported in 48% of the traffic crashes in 2009 that resulted in pedestrian deaths. http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811394.pdf
Drivers must not only yield the right-of-way to pedestrians crossing streets in marked or unmarked crosswalks in most situations, but they should be especially careful at intersections where the failure to yield right-of-way often occurs.
If you or a loved one have been injured in a pedestrian accident recently, contact Cherry Injury Law for more information. They have a long track record helping victims and their families bring negligent drivers to justice. Their consultation is free of charge and is confidential.