>Date Published: 2020/04/20
A pedestrian was rushed to the hospital with severe injuries after he was struck by a car while he was walking along Route 21 Thursday night, April 16.
27 year-old Emmanuel Perdomo was walking on the north side of the highway in the vicinity of River Driver when he was struck by a Honda Civic just before 8 p.m.
Perdomo sustained severe injuries and was rushed to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center for treatment, where he remains in serious condition. The driver of the Honda Civic, 57 year-old Luis J. Munoz from Passaic suffered minor injuries and was also taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center.
Police are still looking into the incident.
We would like to send our sympathies to the victims injured in this crash. We wish both of them a speedy recovery from their injuries.
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 were 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