Burbank Pedestrian Accident Lawyer

Olive Avenue and Victory Boulevard are wide enough that a pedestrian is exposed in the roadway for a long time, and both carry drivers turning left across the crosswalk on a permissive green. That turn — driver looking for a gap in oncoming traffic, not at the crossing — causes a disproportionate share of serious pedestrian injuries statewide and is a recurring pattern here.

Signal timing and the specific phase in use are obtainable records. Where a crossing interval was too short for the width of the street or the left-turn phase was permissive at a location that warranted a protected one, that is evidence, and where the roadway is city-controlled it can support a dangerous-condition claim against the public entity.

Around Hollywood Burbank Airport and the Downtown Burbank Metrolink station, the people on foot are often carrying luggage and the drivers are often unfamiliar with the street layout. Rideshare pick-up zones add vehicles stopping, restarting, and pulling across lanes at short notice.

If a rideshare driver was logged into the app, commercial coverage may apply on top of their personal policy, and trip data can establish where the vehicle was and how fast it was moving. That data is not kept forever and should be requested early.

Ordinary injury claims are subject to a two-year limit (Code of Civil Procedure § 335.1). If the City of Burbank, Los Angeles County, Caltrans, or a transit agency may be responsible for a dangerous roadway condition, a written government claim generally must be presented within six months (Government Code § 911.2). We identify the correct entity early, because more than one agency controls pieces of the same corridor.