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If you got hit by a car while crossing a Tucson street, you already know how fast everything changes. One second you're walking. The next, you're on the ground. A pedestrian accident lawyer can help you get money for what happened, and we won't charge you anything unless we win. Call any time for a free case review.
That last step matters more than people think. Insurance companies start building a case to pay you less within hours. You need someone building your case just as fast.
Walking should be safe. It isn't. Not here.
Speedway, Grant, Broadway. These roads were built to move cars at 45 mph. Nobody designed them for people on foot trying to cross six lanes of traffic. And when a crash happens, it's the driver's fault more often than not.
A driver glances at a text for three seconds at 40 mph. In that time, the car travels half a football field. That's how someone in a crosswalk gets hit. It's that simple and that stupid.
Downtown bars, 4th Avenue, anywhere with nightlife. Impaired drivers have slower reflexes and worse judgment. After midnight, pedestrian crashes in these areas spike hard.
Crosswalks should slow drivers down. On Speedway and Grant, most drivers don't even tap the brakes. Faster speed means less reaction time and worse injuries when the car connects.
State law says drivers yield at crosswalks, marked or unmarked. Reality says otherwise. At Speedway and Campbell, at Broadway and Country Club, right-on-red drivers blow through without looking. It happens constantly.
The same failure to look — drivers rolling through a right on red, not checking the crosswalk — is exactly what causes most cyclist collisions we see around the Rillito River Park trail and the university.
No airbags. No seatbelt. Nothing between you and a two-ton vehicle.
Traumatic brain injuries sit at the top of the list. Your head hits pavement or the hood of a car and suddenly you're dealing with memory problems, mood swings, trouble concentrating. Some of that never fully goes away.
Spinal cord damage changes lives overnight. One bad impact can fracture vertebrae, compress discs, or cause paralysis. Recovery takes months when it happens at all.
Broken bones show up in nearly every pedestrian crash. Legs, hips, pelvis. Surgeons install pins and rods. Physical therapy stretches on for months before you walk right again.
Soft tissue injuries hide from X-rays. Torn ligaments, strained tendons. Doctors tell you there's nothing to see on imaging, but the pain says different. These injuries create chronic problems.
Road rash happens when asphalt peels skin away. Deep scrapes. Scars you carry for life.
Here's the bottom line. Every injury you can document becomes part of your claim. Medical costs, lost pay, pain. How well you tracked it from day one determines what you recover.
Getting hit by a rideshare driver rushing to pick up a fare has become one of the more common pedestrian scenarios near 4th Avenue and downtown — and the insurance coverage works differently than a regular car crash.
"I wasn't in a crosswalk. Can I still get money?"
We hear that question all the time. The answer is yes. Almost always yes.
Arizona runs on pure comparative negligence. Even at 99% fault, you recover something. Your payout shrinks by whatever percentage of blame falls on you, but it doesn't disappear.
Numbers make this clearer. Jury says you're 30% at fault. Your damages hit $100,000. You still walk away with $70,000.
The tricky part in Tucson? Tons of intersections have no marked crosswalk. ARS 28-793 says pedestrians crossing outside a marked crosswalk yield to cars. But drivers still owe reasonable care. They can't just barrel through because you weren't on the white lines.
Adjusters love tossing "jaywalking" into the conversation like it ends things. In Arizona, it doesn't end anything.
The first couple hours after a crash set the tone for your whole case. Don't blow them.
Get to a doctor. Adrenaline is a liar. You could have a fractured pelvis and not feel it for hours. That first medical visit creates documentation connecting your injuries to this specific crash.
Call the cops. Tucson PD writes a crash report with driver info, witnesses, citations. Arizona law requires a report when there's an injury or over $1,000 in damage. That report becomes evidence.
Pull out your phone and start shooting. The intersection, traffic lights, skid marks, the vehicle, your injuries. Get the driver's plate and insurance card. Ask witnesses for their names and numbers before they walk off.
Don't talk to the other side's insurance. They call fast and they sound nice. That's by design. Every word you say on that call becomes a tool they use to shrink your payout. Tell them your lawyer will be in touch.
Hang onto your clothes and shoes from the crash. Don't wash them. Start saving every bill, receipt, and medical note.
You signed with a lawyer. Now what?
A police report gets things started. Then the real work kicks in. Surveillance video from nearby businesses. Traffic camera footage. The driver's cell phone records to prove they were texting. Witness statements. Your lawyer stitches together a timeline that proves who caused this and why.
Sometimes the driver isn't the only one who pays. Was the driver on the clock? Their employer might owe you. Did the brakes fail? That's a product claim. Did the city let a dangerous crosswalk sit unfixed for years? Government liability.
Lawsuits in the Tucson area go through Pima County Superior Court. Your attorney needs to know the filing procedures, the local judges, the way things work in this courthouse. That matters more than most people realize.
Government claims have a trap built in. You get 180 days to file a notice of claim. Miss that window and your case dies. Period.
Insurance adjusters will say your back was already messed up before the crash. They pull this move every single time. Medical experts fight it with imaging, records, and testimony that links your injuries to this accident, not some old yoga injury.
They also estimate future treatment costs. Physical therapy, follow-up surgeries, medications for years. This number often ends up being the biggest part of the whole case.
Our legal team recovered $2.82 million for a pedestrian who got hit by a semi-truck. Medical expert testimony was one of the biggest factors in reaching that number.
If you want the full picture of how we approach these cases — evidence preservation, medical documentation, dealing with adjusters — we walk through every step on our main injury page.
The driver owes you for a lot more than your ambulance ride.
Medical bills cover the ER, surgeries, imaging, PT, prescriptions, plus whatever future treatment your doctors say you'll need. After a bad pedestrian crash, these numbers get big.
Lost wages and earning capacity. Missed two months of work? Those paychecks are owed to you. Can't go back to the same job at all? You're owed what you would have earned for the rest of your career.
Pain and suffering. The hurt, the anxiety, the sleepless nights, the hobbies you gave up, the life that changed. Arizona puts a dollar amount on all of it. And it's usually more than people expect.
Wrongful death damages. When a pedestrian crash kills someone, the family can go after funeral costs, lost income the person would have brought home, and loss of companionship.
Now where does the money actually come from? Start with the driver's liability policy. If the driver was uninsured or underinsured, your own auto policy's UM/UIM coverage picks up the slack. MedPay on your policy covers immediate medical bills no matter whose fault it was.
Our attorneys got $1 million for a kid hit while walking to school. Concussion, closed head injury. We found every available policy and pushed each one to its limit.
Clock is ticking. ARS 12-542 [1] gives you two years from the crash date to file. Government entity involved? That drops to 180 days for the notice of claim.
Real results from cases handled by our attorneys.
Pedestrian struck by a semi-truck. We built the case around severe injuries and clear driver negligence to reach this number.
A child walking to school was hit and suffered a concussion with a closed head injury. We tracked down every available policy and pushed to full limits for the family.
Uninsured driver hit a pedestrian and fractured their leg. We found all available coverage and recovered every dollar of policy limits.
Every case is different. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
The federal government labeled Tucson a Pedestrian Safety Focus City [2]. That's their way of saying people on foot die here more often than the national average. Roughly 250 pedestrians get hurt crossing Pima County streets every year [3]. About 20 of those people die.
You probably already know the bad spots.
Speedway and Campbell. University traffic, turn lanes in every direction, students on foot everywhere. Dangerous at 8 AM. Dangerous at midnight.
Grant and Alvernon. Wide, fast, and pedestrians face long stretches of open road with nothing between them and moving cars.
Broadway and Country Club. Bus stops pull foot traffic right into a commercial corridor where cars move 40-plus mph.
The Oracle Rd corridor. Major north-south artery. Miles with no sidewalk, no crosswalk, no protection for people walking.
22nd and 4th. Residential neighborhood meets commercial strip. Crosswalk markings are spotty and sightlines are limited.
Then there's the sun. Tucson's desert weather keeps people walking twelve months a year. But at dawn and dusk, east-west roads like Speedway, Broadway, and Grant aim drivers directly into blinding glare. Someone staring into that sun might not see you at all.
Marked crosswalks, reflective clothing after dark, eye contact with turning drivers. None of that stops a negligent driver. But all of it improves your odds of making it across.
Curbside boarding zones along Broadway and Grant are flashpoints for city bus incidents, where riders stepping off get clipped by vehicles passing the stopped coach.
Our attorneys have handled personal injury cases across Arizona and California. We know how Tucson insurance companies operate, and we know how to push back.
That number reflects real results for real families — medical bills paid, lost wages recovered, and futures protected.
You pay nothing upfront. Our fee comes out of your settlement or verdict. If we do not win your case, you owe us nothing.
Accidents do not follow business hours. Neither do we. Call (602) 905-7766 any time — nights, weekends, and holidays.
We serve Tucson clients from our Phoenix office at 2700 N Central Ave, Suite 320. We know Arizona roads, courts, and insurance adjusters — and we travel to meet you when it matters.
“After a crash, you need a team that answers the phone, explains your options, and fights for every dollar you are owed. That is what we do at The Simon Law Group.”
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Yes. Arizona uses pure comparative negligence. Shared fault reduces your payout but doesn't kill your claim. Even at high fault percentages, you can still recover money.
You get two years from the crash under ARS 12-542. If a government entity is involved, like the city or county, a separate 180-day notice of claim deadline applies. That shorter deadline catches people off guard.
Your own auto policy's UM coverage may pick up the tab. A pedestrian accident lawyer looks at every policy that could apply so nothing slips through the cracks.
Head injuries, spinal damage, broken legs and pelvis, road rash, and soft tissue tears. The severity depends on vehicle speed and where the impact lands.
The driver's liability insurance is the primary source. MedPay on your own auto policy can cover immediate bills while you wait for the liability claim to settle.
No. Everything you say gets recorded and used to pay you less. Your pedestrian accident lawyer handles those conversations for a reason.
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