[12-09-2022] San Francisco County, CA – Male Pedestrian Hospitalized in Hit-and-Run Crash in Bayview

A male pedestrian was injured and hospitalized in a hit-and-run crash in San Francisco on Friday evening, December 09, 2022.

According to the San Francisco Police Department, the crash occurred shortly before 8:00 p.m. in the 1900 block of Evans Avenue in the Bayview neighborhood.

Responders arrived at the area to discover a man struck and injured. He was transferred to a hospital for medical attention and the extent of his wounds remains unknown.

The police are searching for the driver of the car involved, which was described as a commercial vehicle.

Hit-and-Run Accident Statistics

In the United States, hitting another vehicle and then speeding off is considered a major traffic violation. If the driver can be identified, he will almost certainly be held responsible and punished accordingly.

At least one hit-and-run accident occurs every day in the United States. Roughly 2,000 persons have been killed in these accidents since 2006. About 60% of those deceased were pedestrians.

A driver flees the scene of one pedestrian collision in five. The drivers often leave because they are drunk, they don’t have a license, or they are afraid of being caught.

Between 2007 and 2016, the overall number of people killed in automobile accidents went down by 14%, whereas the number of those killed while walking rose by 27%.

Between 2009 and 2016, more people were killed in hit-and-run accidents in California than in any other state. The state of California is directly or indirectly responsible for 3,562 of the fatalities in the country.

Hit-and-Run Accident Lawyers in San Francisco

In California, hit-and-run accident victims have the same access to the legal system as those who have been injured in any other type of accident.

We have skilled lawyers who can advise you on how to maximize your compensation.

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