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Pedestrian Hit by Truck Lawyer in Clayton County, GA<\/h1>
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By Terance Madden \u00b7 Published October 18, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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If a truck hit you as a pedestrian in Clayton County, you may have a legal claim for your injuries. If you are looking into a pedestrian hit by truck lawyer in Clayton County, this guide explains the basics. T. Madden & Associates, P.C. handles truck accident and wrongful death cases, and its Jonesboro office serves Clayton County.<\/p>\n

What a Pedestrian Injury Claim After a Truck Crash Covers<\/h2>\n

A pedestrian injury claim asks the people or companies responsible to pay for the harm a crash caused. An injured pedestrian can bring it. Family members can bring it after a pedestrian dies.<\/p>\n

Pedestrian crashes with trucks often happen at intersections, in crosswalks, in parking lots, and where people cross near busy commercial routes. A pedestrian has little protection against a vehicle this large, so injuries are often serious. Common injuries include head trauma, broken bones, and internal injuries. Some symptoms appear days later, so a claim may involve more than the first hospital bill.<\/p>\n

T. Madden & Associates, P.C. handles car, truck, motorcycle, e-bike, slip and fall, and wrongful death matters. This page focuses on pedestrians hit by trucks.<\/p>\n\n

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Who Can Be Held Responsible When a Truck Hits a Pedestrian<\/h2>\n

More than one party can share responsibility after a pedestrian truck crash.<\/p>\n

The truck driver.<\/strong> Georgia law requires every driver to use due care to avoid colliding with a pedestrian on any roadway, under O.C.G.A. \u00a7 40-6-93<\/a>. A driver must stop and stay stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk when the pedestrian is on the driver’s half of the road, under O.C.G.A. \u00a7 40-6-91<\/a>. Fatigue matters too. Under a federal motor carrier safety regulation<\/a>, no driver shall operate a commercial motor vehicle, and a motor carrier shall not require or permit a driver to do so, while the driver’s ability or alertness is so impaired, or so likely to become impaired, through fatigue, illness, or any other cause, as to make it unsafe to begin or continue operating it. In a grave emergency where compliance would increase the hazard to occupants of the vehicle or other highway users, the driver may continue only to the nearest place at which that hazard is removed.<\/p>\n

The trucking company.<\/strong> A company may share fault when its own choices played a part. The federal rule at section 391.23 of the Code of Federal Regulations<\/a> requires each motor carrier, within 30 days of the date a driver’s employment begins, to make an inquiry to each driver’s licensing authority where the driver held or holds a motor vehicle operator’s license or permit during the preceding 3 years, to obtain that driver’s motor vehicle record covering that driver’s prior 3-year driving history. Federal hours-of-service rules<\/a> limit driving time and require rest breaks for commercial drivers.<\/p>\n

Other parties.<\/strong> A maintenance contractor or a company that loaded the cargo may share fault if faulty equipment or unsafe loading played a role.<\/p>\n

Your own actions.<\/strong> Georgia reduces damages by your share of fault. Under Georgia’s apportionment statute, O.C.G.A. \u00a7 51-12-33, fault is generally assigned to each party by percentage, but there are exceptions, such as a trucking company’s vicarious liability for its driver’s share and joint liability for parties acting in concert.<\/p>\n

Damages That May Be Claimed After a Pedestrian Is Struck<\/h2>\n

Damages are the money losses a claim seeks to recover. Several kinds may apply.<\/p>\n