San Diego Personal Injury Lawyers

Walking across a highway is almost always a bad decision, as it involves the obvious risk of navigating across a road that is used by vehicles traveling at a high rate of speed.  This decision is made even worse when it’s made during the early-morning hours, as it was on Sunday morning.  Tragically, a man on Highway 67 was run down while crossing the road, but the vehicle that hit the pedestrian fled the scene, turning this situation into a hit-and-run investigation.

According to police, the latest fatal San Diego County hit-and-run accident took place at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Highway 67 in the northbound lanes just south of Bradley Avenue.  A man whose name has not yet been released was running across the road when he was mowed down by what has been described as a gray vehicle that’s missing its rear-view mirror on the driver’s side.

San Diego Pedestrian Accident Statistics

First, we’d like to extend our condolences to the family and friends of the man who was killed.  This was truly a senseless loss in every sense of the word, and we hope that the driver in the accident is ultimately identified and apprehended.  This incident will also add to the statistics regarding San Diego pedestrian accidents.  Every year in the county, approximately 70 people are killed and another 400 people are injured in these occurrences.

San Diego Wrongful Death Lawyers

There are two points that need to be made in the aftermath of this fatal San Diego pedestrian accident.  The first is that while it’s likely that the man who was killed was partially negligent for crossing the highway, California’s laws would not prevent a wrongful death lawsuit from being filed and then decided based on the doctrine of comparative negligence that would apportion fault between the parties.

The second point is that even though the driver has not yet been identified, those who have been injured or family members of those who have been killed in San Diego hit-and-run accidents should not hesitate to seek the help of San Diego wrongful death lawyers who have helped many victims of these situations over the years.  If this includes you or someone you love, contact Mitchell | Gilleon today at 619.702.8623 to schedule a free initial consultation.