Anyone who says that traffic accidents only happen to other people would do well to reconsider that statement. Even if you don’t drive a car, SUV, minivan or commercial truck, as a pedestrian or bicyclist you too could end up being caught in a potentially fatal traffic accident. As Maryland personal injury lawyers, I and my staff are well versed in the law and we understand the possible causes of severe or deadly automobile, trucking or pedestrian collisions.
A sad story that illustrates my point involves a young up and coming political candidate who met an untimely end following a car crash on the streets of Largo, MD. According to news articles, 30-year-old Natasha Pettigrew, Maryland Green Party candidate for the United States Senate, was on her bicycle training for a triathlon when she was struck by a sport utility vehicle around 5:30am on a Sunday morning.
The accident, according to Maryland State Police, happened on Route 202 at the intersection of Campus Way when the cyclist was hit by a passing SUV. Police said the SUV’s driver, 40-year-old Christy R. Littleford, called from her home about an hour after the crash stating that she thought she may have hit a deer but realized it wasn’t an animal after she arrived home and saw Pettigrew’s bicycle trapped underneath her vehicle.