Attorneys may assist when a student suffers fatal injury in a San Diego traffic accident.    

California – February 9, 2021

A pedestrian who was a student at University of California San Diego was fatally struck by a vehicle on campus after he fell from his skateboard.  The student was riding a skateboard down a steep hill on Voigt Drive west of Engineer Lane when he fell to the ground about 11:35 p.m. Saturday, according to San Diego police and the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office.  A 20-year-old driver in a  Nissan Maxima ran over the student who was lying in the middle of the roadway after his  fall, and remained at the scene to talk with officials.  Police said the victim was pronounced at the scene.  Personal injury lawyers are a valuable resource when a family member dies in an automobile accident in San Diego.  If distracted driving can be proven, there may be a case for negligence supported by California driving laws.

Comparative Negligence. 

In California everyone is responsible, not only for the result of his or her willful acts, but also for an injury or wrongful death occurrence during the course of ordinary care. This means that if a driver is responsible for any part of activities that led to injury, the compensation will be adjusted in accordance with a percentage of fault assigned to each driver.  The victim’s family can file a legal action against the driver to achieve monetary compensation to cover damages for the catastrophic loss of losing a loved one.  A car accident attorney can guide victims and explain the process of damage recovery.

Distracted driving.

When pedestrians suffer injury, or death after a car accident, an experienced accident attorney can be of assistance to victims and loved one who have suffered from a harmful loss.  California has had distracted driving laws in place for over ten years now and those laws support damage claims when a driver’s use of a cell phone plays a major role in a vehicle accident.  The 2016 Assembly Bill 1785  was meant to discourage drivers from holding an electronic device while operating a vehicle.

Hire an attorney.

Seek counsel at Jeffrey E. Estes & Associates immediately after a fatal accident for guidance on how to navigate through the tragic period.  Accident attorneys can proceed in filing wrongful death actions (within the required statute of limitations against a government agency) that will enable compensation to pay bills related to funerals, emergent hospital care and negative financial impacts to family members.

Jeffrey E. Estes & Associates, a Professional Law Corporation
501 West Broadway, Suite 1650
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619-233-8021
Fax: 619-233-3730

Sources.

https://california.public.law/codes/ca_gov%27t_code_section_915

https://www.chp.ca.gov/PressReleases/Pages/Thousands-of-Distracted-Drivers-%E2%80%98Caught-in-the-Act%E2%80%99.aspx

https://statelaws.findlaw.com/california-law/california-negligence-laws.html

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1785