Austin, TX (April 29, 2022) – A pedestrian crash reported early Thursday morning, April 28, has claimed one person’s life. At around 2 a.m., the police and emergency crews were dispatched to the scene of an auto accident on Interstate 35.
Reports provided by authorities show that a pedestrian was traveling in the area of Interstate 35 and Ben White Boulevard. For unknown reasons, they were struck by a vehicle.
Police believe that several vehicles may have struck the pedestrian before emergency crews arrived.
At the scene of the accident, the victim was declared deceased from their injuries.
At this time, the incident remains under investigation.
We would like to offer our warmest condolences to the family of the victim who lost their life in this accident. Our thoughts are with them at this time.
Fatal Pedestrian Accidents in Texas
Every day, pedestrian crashes take place across our state. Quite often, they are caused by motorists who fail to use appropriate care while operating their vehicles. Being involved in a Texas pedestrian crashes can be life-changing. Thousands of victims are left with debilitating injuries that drastically impact nearly every aspect of their lives. Although there are several treatment options available for injured parties, there is no guarantee that they will fully recover. Regrettably, many people end up losing their lives due to pedestrian accidents.
Between 2019 and 2020, the number of pedestrian fatalities across the state of Texas increased by nearly 8.5%. This increase resulted in more than 700 people losing their lives in these often preventable accidents.
In many cases, surviving families are forced to endure overwhelming consequences. The mental and emotional impacts are only made worse by the financial burdens they soon encounter. Dealing with medical expenses, funeral costs, and lost wages can be devastating. In some cases, families can work with wrongful death lawyers in Austin who can fight to get them justice.
Texas Wrongful Death Lawyers
Our Austin pedestrian accident lawyers at Wyatt Law Firm have extensive experience helping bereaved families get justice. We are passionate about helping people who have endured the loss of loved ones hold negligent actors accountable. Our team fully understands what families are going through during these difficult times. For this reason, we provide only the most trusted and effective representation to ensure our clients are protected.
Not only will we fight to ensure your family is able to hold the at-fault party accountable, but we will help you get the financial compensation you need to cover funeral expenses and a variety of other economic and non-economic damages you face moving forward.
Our law firm offers free consultations to all prospective clients. Contact our Texas personal injury lawyers any time to schedule a meeting with our team. Call 210-340-5550 any time to see how we can help you. Our lawyers are available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week to speak with you about your case and help you get the justice and the compensation you deserve.
Note: Our team used secondary sources when creating this post. These sources include but are not limited to local and state police reports, local news reports, social media platforms, and eyewitness accounts about the accident described. Our team has not independently verified all the facts surrounding this accident. For this reason, if you locate any information that is incorrect, please let us know immediately so that we can correct the error. We will remove a post if requested.
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