Ernst & Partners Offer Free Case Review for Individuals Injured in Atlanta Area Pedestrian Accidents

    DULUTH, GA, March 29, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Atlanta accident attorneys at Ernst and Partners are pleased to announce a no cost legal case review service to victims or families of victims injured or killed in pedestrian accidents throughout the Atlanta, GA metro area.

"Pedestrian accidents have become a real concern in the Atlanta metro area. When a pedestrian is struck by an automobile, the outcome is often catastrophic. Most pedestrian accidents result in serious injury or death. Although Georgia has strict pedestrian laws, accidents continue to happen daily, often due to the negligence of distracted or intoxicated drivers. As a concerned citizen of the community, I aim to fight for the rights of those innocent victims and seek justice and compensation for their injuries." states John Ernst, Georgia personal injury attorney.

According to the latest 2009 reports provide by National , there were 4,092 pedestrians fatalities and an estimated 59,000 pedestrian injuries in traffic crashes in the United States. On average, a pedestrian was killed every two hours and injured every nine minutes in traffic crashes. Source (NHSTA) That same year 150 people lost their lives in pedestrian accidents in the state of Georgia.

Seventeen years ago, in 1995, the Georgia state legislature altered crosswalk laws to dictate that drivers "stop and stay stopped" for pedestrians, not just yield to them. See Georgia Pedestrian Law

Recently, Ernst & Partners settled a pedestrian accident case with Travelers Insurance Company. The insurance company had denied their client, M.L. (kept anonymous to protect the interest of client) liability payment. The client had been to three other lawyers who told him that there was no case. The client came to Ernst & Partners right when the statue of limitation was about to end. With limited time, the attorneys at Ernst and Partners fought hard and won a settlement for their client in which all their medicals were paid and the client was able to take money home to his family.

Recent Georgia Pedestrian Accidents

- Marietta, GA (Cobb County) - Feb 25, 2012
Fifty-year-old New York man was struck and ultimately died when walking across South Marietta Parkway outside of a crosswalk.

- Marietta, GA (Cobb County ) - Feb 24, 2012
39 year old woman was struck as she attempted to cross Austell Road south of Floyd Road

- Smyrna, GA (Cobb County ) - Feb 23, 2012
66 year man hit by a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado as he tried to cross Atlanta Road. He later died at Emory Adventist Hospital

- Marietta, GA (Cobb County) - 62 year man seriously injured when he attempted to cross Powder Springs Road.

- Richmond County - Feb 19, 2012
Peach Orchard Road - Woman was hit by a Honda Accord around 7:45 p.m. while crossing from Bob's One Stop convenience store to Flynn's Inn Camping Village.

- Sandy Springs, GA - Jan 18, 2012
Woman struck at the intersection of Hammond Drive and Barfield Road. She later died of her injuries.

- Gwinnett County - December 16, 2011
Person was hit by a car and killed on Britt Road and Jimmy Carter Boulevard.

- Bartow County - December 16, 2011
Semi-truck hit pedestrian on the ramp from Interstate 75 to Red Top Mountain Road.

- December 15, 2011
Man was killed in a hit and run accident on Buford Drive.

- Doraville, GA - January 27, 2012 - Peachtree Industrial Blvd Pedestrian killed on I285

Atlanta, GA area residents interested in finding out more about the free case review service offered by Ernst & Partners, can visit http://www.AtlantaGAAttorneys.com or contact the firm at (770) 291-2009.

Ernst & Partners is a law firm assisting clients with personal injury, family matters, divorce, bankruptcy and criminal defense throughout the Atlanta metro area. The firm was founded in 2005 by attorney John Ernst, a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the American Bar Association and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Ernst is licensed to practice before all Georgia Trial Courts and the Georgia Supreme Court.

Ernst & Partners has offices in Atlanta, Duluth and Woodstock, GA.

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