Pedestrian Hit While Crossing the Street in Shelbyville, Kentucky

A friend of mine from church was hit as she was crossing the street in Shelbyville, Kentucky last week.  In a phone conversation with my wife this morning she said (with a little sarcasm) “I should have known that the truck driver didn’t see me and my bright red coat as I was crossing the street in the cross walk.  I was also waving to him.  This is what we do in our small town, we wave at people.” 

Fortunately our friend’s injuries were not catastrophic.  Her arm was broken to the degree she had to have surgery and have a plate put in.  The driver of the truck feels horrible, came to the hospital to check on her and feels true remorse.  My friend will more than likely recover with no issues but that path of recovery will probably be a painful one for her.

As I have said numerous times acute awareness is one of the major keys in preventing accidents.  Awareness on behalf of drivers, bikers and pedestrians alike.  Never make the assumption that you are seen by the other people on the road. Unfortunately, pedestrians must learn first and foremost not to trust the driver of any vehicle. Just because you see a stop sign doesn’t mean the car will see it and stop. Just because the walk sign starts flashing “walk” doesn’t mean you should walk blindly into the road. Make sure that the cars have stopped. Driver inattention can be deadly to the pedestrian.

If you or someone you know has been hit by an automobile and have questions about what may happen please feel free to visit my website www.mikeschaferlaw.com.