Jacobs and Jacobs Injury Lawyers, Car Accident, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury

Injuries resulting from pedestrian-motor vehicle crashes on public roadways are termed pedestrian-motor vehicle traffic (PMVT) injuries. 4,749 pedestrians were reported to have been killed in motor vehicle crashes in the United States in 2003. These deaths accounted for 11% of the 42,643 motor vehicle deaths nationwide that year. An estimated 70,000 pedestrians were injured or killed in motor vehicle collisions.