Pedestrian & Bicycle Accidents

Walking and Biking Should Be Safe.

When a driver hits a pedestrian or cyclist, the consequences are catastrophic. Marker Law fights to make injured walkers and riders whole again.

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What This Practice Covers

When a 4,000-Pound Vehicle Strikes a Person

Pedestrian and bicycle accident victims rarely walk away with minor injuries. We pursue every available source of compensation — the driver's auto policy, umbrella coverage, and underinsured motorist benefits — to cover the medical and life-care costs ahead.

Crosswalk and intersection strikes
Failure-to-yield right-of-way collisions
Hit-and-run pedestrian cases
Cyclists struck in bike lanes and on shoulders
Children injured in residential streets and school zones

Quick Action Matters

Surveillance footage from nearby businesses often disappears in 7–30 days. Witnesses move. Skid marks fade. Call Marker Law right away so we can lock down the proof before it's gone.

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Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Straightforward answers to the questions Marker Law clients ask most often about this topic.

Illinois law (625 ILCS 5/11-1002) requires drivers to stop and yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk. A driver who fails to do so is almost always primarily at fault, and the case is typically straightforward on liability — leaving damages as the main issue to fight.

Illinois does not require adult cyclists to wear helmets. Not wearing one does not bar recovery, though it can be raised by the defense to argue comparative fault on head injuries.

Primary recovery is from the driver's auto liability policy. Your own auto policy's medical payments and uninsured motorist coverage can also apply even if you were on foot or on a bike when hit. Marker Law identifies every applicable policy.

Distracted-driving evidence (phone records, in-vehicle infotainment data, eyewitness testimony) becomes critical and is usually subpoenaed early. Distraction often opens the door to higher damages, including punitive damages in egregious cases.

Two years from the date of the crash for personal injury, but evidence (camera footage, vehicle data, witness memory) degrades fast. Calling within days, not months, dramatically improves the case.

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