Pedestrian Accident

A person hurt on foot in a Five Points crosswalk, on Glenwood, or on a downtown sidewalk is still inside North Carolina crash law. G.S. 20-173 and 20-174 describe who should yield at a marked or unmarked crossing, when a pedestrian must yield, and the due-care duty every driver has to avoid a collision, including sounding the horn when that warning is needed and taking proper care around a child or a person who is confused or incapacitated.

Those yield rules get used on both sides of a file, and contributory negligence can end a damages claim if any share of fault is proved. Household medical-payments or uninsured-motorist coverage can remain available when the injured person was outside a vehicle, if the policy language covers that person. The pedestrian guide, the deadline guide, and the report guide explain the statutes, the three-year window, and how to request the Raleigh crash report.