Man Hospitalized Following Brownsville Auto-Pedestrian Crash
A man is in the hospital with critical injuries following a pedestrian-car accident in Brownsville on August 6. Learn about the details of the crash and the danger of pedestrian-car accidents in Texas.
The Brownsville Pedestrian-Car Accident
A man was left critically injured following a Brownsville pedestrian-car accident on Ruben M Torres Boulevard on Sunday. The accident occurred just after 9 p.m. in the 3600 block of Ruben M Torres.
A 35-year-old man was walking along Ruben Torres at the same time that a white SUV Yukon was traveling westbound down the boulevard. The Yukon was driving in the outer lane of the road when it struck the pedestrian.
The driver of the Yukon did remain on the scene to render aid. The pedestrian was transported to a nearby hospital where he was still in critical condition as of Monday evening.
An investigation into this incident remains ongoing.
The Danger of Texas Pedestrian-Car Accidents
Every year, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reports on the car accidents that occurred in the state for the previous year. These statistics can help us understand the dangers posed by Texas roadways so that we can better prevent those dangers. One of the biggest hazards currently affecting Texas roadways is pedestrian-car accidents.
In 2022, 919 people died in car accidents involving pedestrians or bicyclists. That represents more than 20% of all car accident fatalities in the state during that period. That means that one-in-five people killed in Texas car accidents are actually pedestrians. For comparison, semi-trucks, which can also make crashes far more deadly, were involved in 12% of fatal Texas car accidents last year.
Along with being a top contributor to the number of fatal accidents in the state, pedestrian accidents are also far more deadly relative to other accidents. Of course, this isn’t surprising: the human body simply isn’t meant to be put under the sorts of forces seen in a vehicle collision, especially when that body doesn’t have a vehicle around it to provide protection. Due to this added danger, more than 11% of all pedestrian car accidents result in a fatality. For other car accidents, that rate is less than 1%. This means that pedestrian-car accidents are more than 10 times deadlier than the average car accident.
Similar results are seen when we compare how likely you are to be seriously injured by a pedestrian-car accident. While just under 3% of all car accidents result in a serious injury, more than 21% of pedestrian-car accidents cause serious injuries. This means that a serious injury is 7 times more likely to occur in a pedestrian-car accident.
As you can see, pedestrians are in a fair amount of danger when they share the road with Texas vehicles. The next time you’re behind the wheel, keep that added danger in mind and use extra care when driving in areas where pedestrians are found.
If you’ve been injured in a Texas pedestrian-car accident, a personal injury attorney can help you defend your rights.
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