A 65-year old man from Salt Lake City, Utah, is dead after he attempted to cross the street in Orem, Utah at State and 1650 South on Saturday, December 27, 2008. According to the Deseret News, the man was crossing from the east side to the west. He was apparently on the south side of the street when the accident happened. According to witnesses, drivers in the inside and middle lanes had stopped to let the man cross. The problem was in the outside lane, when the driver negligently failed to stop and hit the man. The driver then went on to crash into a light pole. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
Utah law is clear that pedestrians have the right away when they are crossing the street. This is true especially when there are other vehicles that have stopped for a pedestrian. According to Utah Code 41-6a-1002(3): “If a vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk . . . to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the operator of any other vehicle approaching from the rear may not overtake and pass the stopped vehicle.” In this case, it couldn’t be more clear that it was the driver’s fault that this crash happened. My condolences to the family of this man.
I would recommend to the family that they contact a Utah personal injury lawyer for a free consultation on what remedies the family has.
Published by: Ron Kramer
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