Pedestrian Killed by Truck in St. Johns County, Florida
Scott Treaster was walking along US 1 in St. Johns County, Florida (one county south of Jacksonville, Florida) when a truck apparently drove off of the road and struck and killed Mr. Treaster, according to an article on Firstcoastnews.com. The article does not indicate why the truck drove off of the road and hit the pedestrian or whether alcohol was a factor, but St. Johns County police and/or the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) will surely investigate those issues.
One question people who have been injured as pedestrians, or family members of victims killed as pedestrians, may have is whether auto insurance policies apply the same in a personal injury case or wrongful death case when the victim is a pedestrian as opposed to a driver or occupant of a vehicle. In other words, are pedestrians covered by insurance designed to compensate people who have been injured or families when a family member has been killed the same way vehicle drivers and passengers are covered? While auto insurance policies contain different provisions and terminology, the answer is likely that the same insurance policies will apply to the same extent whether the injured or deceased victim was in a vehicle that was hit by another vehicle or walking along the road and hit by a vehicle.
At this point, in a case like this, wrongful death lawyers would investigate and analyze all of the factors that caused this truck driver to hit and kill the pedestrian and seek out all possible insurance policies to make sure the victim's family is fully compensated.
