Pedestrian Accident

As a pedestrian, navigating the streets of Nashville can be terrifying. You are sharing the roads with tourists, drivers who may be unfamiliar with the area, and rideshare drivers always trying to beat the arrival time on their GPS. While any pedestrian accident can be frightening, it is especially alarming for pedestrians if they are…

Several pedestrian accidents in November and December 2024 were deadly, causing families to suffer unbearable losses. At Rocky McElhaney Law Firm, we represent families when drivers take the lives of loved ones. Most pedestrian accidents are preventable. Many fatal pedestrian accidents occur because drivers fail to stop after a light changes to red, fail to…

Pedestrians continue to be killed by motorists in record-high numbers on the streets of Nashville each year. Whether a driver is speeding, driving while drunk or intoxicated, driving recklessly, or simply not paying attention, they put pedestrians at serious risk of being struck or run over. While there is not much that pedestrians can do…

According to NBC News, in 2022, the United States experienced its highest number of pedestrian deaths in 30 years. In fact, there were over 7,500 pedestrians struck and killed by vehicle drivers, which is a 77 percent increase since 2010. The data provided by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) states that there were around…