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Taking your attention away from the road and your surroundings can be fatal. Thousands of pedestrians are victims of deadly distracted driving cases every year. Whether it’s responding to a text, drivers talking on the phone, or applying makeup—it can always wait.…

The Phoenix Street Transportation Department has reviewed three years of driver and pedestrian crash data from the city’s red light intersections. As reported by KJZZ 91.5 in January 2020, the intersections where drivers most frequently run red lights include 43rd Avenue and Encanto, 21st Avenue and Glendale, and 27th Avenue and Adams.…

Schools have been back in session for awhile now across Arizona. Though many families are excited about the beginning of the school year, it can also bring an increased risk of danger, due to more traffic around school zones. While most people utilize safe driving practices, mistakes still happen, and they can be tragic when they do.…

A car crash can be a minor inconvenience or a devastating event, depending on the circumstances. When a collision harms someone who wasn’t even inside one of the vehicles, the risk of serious injury is significant. Pedestrians or cyclists don’t have the same level of protection that other victims of a car accident might have, meaning a family’s life can be changed in an instant.…

Whether a pedestrian is walking out of pleasure or necessity, he or she trusts that nearby motorists will use caution. Even so, pedestrian accidents happen all too often here in Arizona and around the country. They can often leave victims and/or their families with questions about what exactly occurred and how to seek justice.…

Pedestrians face an increased risk of injury when they are in close proximity to traffic. However, most drivers will use caution and do everything possible to avoid hitting a person traveling on foot. Unfortunately, not every motorist is as careful as he or she should be, and that can result in serious tragedy.…

Car accidents of any kind have the potential to be devastating. When a motor vehicle accident involves a pedestrian, the risk of severe injury or fatality is even more pronounced. A pedestrian has almost no measure of protection the way that an occupant of a vehicle does.…

Any kind of accident involving a motor vehicle can change a family’s world forever. When the accident is caused by an impaired driver, the pain may be even greater, as the family struggles to cope with the consequences of someone else’s poor decision.…

Pedestrians who are struck by vehicles have a higher risk of serious injury or fatality. Though many cities in Arizona and around the nation take extra precautions to try and avoid pedestrian accidents, they still occur. Police in Phoenix are investigating two separate crashes that took the lives of two different people on the same day.…

Pedestrians walk for many reasons, including exercise, work or just to get wherever they need to be. Though walking has a great deal of benefit, it also comes with its fair share of risk. Pedestrians are sometimes struck by passing vehicles.…