As a pedestrian, you rarely consider that you might one day be the victim of a hit and run accident in St. Louis. Most accidents occur on the highways and some occur on the busy streets of St. Louis, but not many of them involve pedestrians. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case, and one man is being charged with a felony for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident after he hit a fifty-year-old pedestrian on Lindbergh Boulevard.

According to the news article on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. When the accident took place, he had been standing in a marked crosswalk. More charges may be filed at a later time, and the driver actually turned himself in to police.

As your St. Louis accident attorney, of course it is our hope that neither you nor anyone in your family is ever the victim of a crash. When pedestrians are hit, the outcome is much more likely to be death than if you’re in an accident with your car. Either way, you need a qualified attorney to represent you in  your case.

If you or a member of your family is the victim of any type of crash, please contact us. Our attorneys will work hard to get you the compensation you deserve for your pain and suffering, as well as for any damages that result.