>Date Published: 2019/12/08
Police are still investigating the pedestrian strike in the Ironbound section of Newark that left two women with moderate injuries last Wednesday, December 4.
According to a report from Newark Police, two females were walking on the crosswalk at Lafayette Avenue and Wilson Avenue at around 7 p.m. when they were struck by two vehicles.
Both of the females sustained moderate injuries and were quickly transported to University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say the drivers of the vehicles involved in the pedestrian strike stayed at the scene and are cooperating with the investigation.
We would like to send our sympathies to the victims of the collision. We hope they recover fully.
Pedestrian Accidents
Pedestrian accidents are one of the most fatal types of crashes that happen on the roadways of New Jersey. In a report compiled by the New Jersey State Police Fatal Accident Investigation Unit says that in 2017, there was a total of 179 pedestrian crashes which resulted in 35 injuries and 183 fatalities. 91 of these fatalities happened because the pedestrian was crossing at a prohibited area, and 40 fatal crashes happened while the pedestrian was crossing at a marked crosswalk.
New Jersey law states that a driver of a vehicle must stop and stay stopped for a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk, but shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, except at crosswalks when the movement of traffic is being regulated by police officers or traffic control signals. Pedestrians must also obey pedestrian signals and use crosswalks at signalized intersections. Drivers and pedestrians who fail to follow these laws may face a hefty fine.
We urge drivers and pedestrians alike to observe and follow laws so that the roadways can be safer for everyone.
Written by: Brach Eichler Injury Lawyers