• Investigating the accident
• Interviewing eyewitnesses
• Helping law enforcement track down the driver
• Gather evidence
• Work with your insurance company to file a UM/UIM claim
• Filing all claims and lawsuits if necessary

We know that you have a lot on your plate right now and that you are overwhelmed. That’s why we try to make the entire legal process as easy as possible. We offer free initial consultations to help answer your questions and explore your legal options with you. Our attorneys can meet with you anywhere that is convenient for you, including your home, your hospital room, or even your office.

We have an office located conveniently in San Diego at 655 West Broadway, Suite 1700. We are just blocks from Waterfront Park, the Gaslamp Quarter, and Seaport Village Shopping Mall. You can take the Sycuan Green Line trolley to the Santa Fe Depot station to get to our office. Contact the San Diego hit-and-run accident lawyers at Gomez Trial Attorneys at (619) 237-3490 today. You may have the right to recover substantial compensation.

Hit and Run Accidents in San Diego

California’s law requires that all drivers in San Diego remain at the scene of an accident and lend aid to injured accident victims. This is the law, and any driver who fails to do this is guilty of a hit-and-run accident.

When someone causes a car accident and flees after the incident, it leaves those who have been harmed with terrible questions running through their minds. Hit-and-run accidents in San Diego require the use of law enforcement resources to identify, pursue, and ultimately apprehend the driver. In the meantime, those who suffered injury are left without the resources necessary to obtain the compensation they deserve. Our San Diego hit and run accident lawyers understand the difficulty of these situations.

According to data provided by the University of California at Berkeley, a total of 1,180 hit-and-run accidents occurred in San Diego County in one recent year. As is usually the case with hit-and-run crashes, these collisions excessive damage. Nearly 1,500 people were either injured or killed as a result of these situations. That comes to more than three of these incidents every day somewhere in the county.

No age group was immune to San Diego hit-and-run accidents, either. According to the UC-Berkeley data, all age groups suffer injury or death due to hit-and-run accidents in any given year.

How Much is My San Diego Hit and Run Accident Case Worth?

This is a difficult question to answer fully because every hit-and-run accident case is different. In general, the type of injuries you suffered and the severity of those injuries will help determine how much compensation you need to recover from your accident. The types of damages you suffered will also factor into the final settlement or award.

Unfortunately, many accident victims realize quickly that the limit of insurance policies often dictates how much compensation they can receive. While this is true to an extent, there may be other ways to collect compensation. For example, the city responsible for maintaining the roads may be also responsible for the accident. Or the bar responsible for serving the drunk driver may share some of the blame.

Even if the San Diego hit-and-run driver is not found, there may be ways to collect compensation for your accident and your injuries. At Gomez Trial Attorneys, we work tirelessly to explore all legal options for our injured clients. We leave no stone unturned and will help you collect maximum compensation after a hit-and-run accident in San Diego.

Why Do Hit and Run Accidents Occur in San Diego?

After a hit-and-run accident, you may find yourself wondering, “why did this happen?” There are many reasons why a person would flee the scene of an accident, including:

• Drunk driving
• Distracted driving
• Uninsured driver
• Driving without a license
• Driver with outstanding warrants
• Illegal guns or substances in the car
• Panicked driver
• Elderly driver

No matter what their reason is for leaving the scene of an accident, it is illegal and a crime. Law enforcement will investigate the accident to apprehend the driver and press charges against them. At Gomez Trial Attorneys, we will work to protect your rights throughout the case. If the driver is found, we will work to hold them accountable for the harm they have caused.

Types of San Diego Hit and Run Accidents

Hit-and-run accidents can occur at any time, in any place, and can unfold in almost any manner.  The breakdown of hit-and-run accidents tends to support that notion.  Below, you’ll find the breakdown for the types of collisions associated with hit-and-run crashes in San Diego County in a recent year:

• Rear-end – 37.5 percent of crashes
• Sideswipe – 14.9 percent of crashes
• Broadside – 14.2 percent of crashes
• Vehicle/pedestrian – 14.2 percent of crashes
• Hit object – 7.4 percent of crashes
• Head-on – 6 percent of crashes
• Overturned – 2.3 percent of crashes
• Other – 2.2 percent of crashes

As you can see, hit-and-run accidents do not always involve two passenger vehicles. More than one-third of all San Diego hit-and-run accidents involve at least one person traveling in something other than a passenger vehicle. Below you’ll find the breakdown for these crashes, listed with their corresponding number:

• Pedestrians – 203 accidents
• Bicycles – 94 accidents
• Motorcycles – 86 accidents
• Trucks – 22 accidents

That’s a total of 405 San Diego hit-and-run accidents that involved some ‘other’ form of travel, or more than one every day.

Causes of Hit and Run Accidents

Even though those involved in hit-and-run accidents flee the scene of the crash during its immediate aftermath, police were still able to identify what is known as the PCF, or Primary Collision Factor, for almost all of them.

Below are the 10 leading causes of hit-and-run accidents in San Diego County:

• Unsafe speed – 28.7 percent
• Improper turning – 14.7 percent
• Driving/bicycling under the influence of alcohol – 10.7 percent
• Automobile right of way – 6.9 percent
• Traffic signals and signs – 6.6 percent
• Unsafe lane change – 5.6 percent
• Pedestrian right of way – 5.1 percent
• Pedestrian violation – 3.9 percent
• Unsafe starting or backing – 3.5 percent
• Following too closely – 3.4 percent

Our San Diego Hit and Run Accident Lawyers Can Help

San Diego hit-and-run accidents are a big problem across the county.  What may be most difficult for those who are injured or the families of those who are killed is understanding how to proceed. Injured hit and run accident victims often assume that there is nothing that they can do unless the person who fled the scene is identified and apprehended. However, this is untrue. There are situations where there may be other options available.

However, to make that determination in as accurate a manner as possible, anyone who is injured in a hit-and-run accident needs to seek the advice of a San Diego hit and run accident lawyer who understands how these situations work and how to thoroughly analyze every potential option for recovery available.  If this includes you or someone you love, contact Gomez Trial Attorneys as soon as possible for a free case evaluation.

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