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      01-03-2019, 05:41 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by DETRoadster View Post
I'm no lawyer but I'd hazard to guess that if you had not spotted him in time and ended up hitting him, you would NOT be found liable given the circumstances with him J walking, wearing dark clothes, at night, etc. You were not speeding I'm assuming. If you were doing 35 in a 20, well, you could be found partially liable I'd think. Also, if you had hit him and did the rigth thing and stopped immediately, called 911, made an effort to help him, etc. I'd think you'd be fine.
Not sure how it is in the US, but here in British Columbia, if you're 7 years old and older, you're considered mature enough to know the basics of street crossing. In this case, I'd feel like they would say 50/50, they could claim he wasn't more aware of surroundings if he had hit the guy.
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