If you’ve been struck and injured by a driver who wasn’t paying attention, who was speeding, or distracted by a phone or conversation, a Fairfax, Virginia Pedestrian Accident Lawyer from Regan Zambri Long can help you pursue the compensation you deserve. We work to recover damages for the physical, emotional, and financial losses caused by someone else’s negligence.
Pedestrians in Fairfax, Virginia have important legal protections, including the right-of-way in marked and certain unmarked crosswalks, as well as when crossing with the signal at intersections with traffic lights. Our experienced personal injury attorneys are consistently named among the Best Lawyers in the District of Columbia for Plaintiff Personal Injury Litigation and bring nearly 200 years of combined experience in successfully recovering compensation for injured pedestrians.
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Pedestrian accidents remain a serious concern across Virginia, with particularly high concentrations in Northern Virginia. According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, 62 pedestrians were killed in Virginia in the first six months of 2025 alone, highlighting the ongoing risk facing those on foot.
The NOVA Families for Safe Streets report provides a closer look at regional trends and shows that these incidents are frequent and severe. Between January 2024 and April 2025, 21% of pedestrian or cyclist crashes in Northern Virginia resulted in fatalities or suspected serious injuries. In 2024, crashes involving pedestrians or cyclists accounted for 3.5% of all crashes in Northern Virginia, nearly double the proportion seen across Virginia as a whole.
Fairfax County stands out within the region. It recorded the highest number of crashes involving pedestrians or cyclists that resulted in fatalities or serious injuries, with 106 out of 422 such crashes leading to these outcomes, the highest proportion among the NOVA Families for Safe Streets jurisdictions.
The report also identifies the Richmond Highway South corridor as having the highest concentration of pedestrian and cyclist KSIs in Northern Virginia, reinforcing how risk can be concentrated in specific areas.
If you’ve been injured in a pedestrian accident in Fairfax, VA, don’t wait. Reach out to one of the experienced pedestrian injury attorneys at Regan Zambri Long today.
When a moving multi-ton vehicle strikes a pedestrian, serious injuries can result. Some of the severe injuries that can occur to a pedestrian in these kinds of accidents include:
If you’re a pedestrian injured by a vehicle in Fairfax, VA, schedule a free case evaluation with one of the experienced pedestrian accident attorneys from Regan Zambri Long today.
In Virginia, pedestrians generally have the right of way in marked crosswalks and while crossing the street with the light on. If the intersection has a walk signal, the pedestrian should follow it and not enter it when the “Don’t Walk” signal is lit.
When using an “unmarked” crosswalk – crossing at an intersection without a marked crosswalk – the pedestrian has the right of way, except when the speed limit of the road that’s being crossed is more than 35 mph.
Pedestrians should use sidewalks wherever possible. When walking along a road that doesn’t have sidewalks, pedestrians should keep to the left-hand side of the left-hand lane. If the road is shoulder-wide enough to be used for walking, pedestrians can use the shoulder on either side of the road.
When walking as a pedestrian, it’s more important to be safe than to be right. That means you may need to accept the fact that drivers don’t always pay attention to their legal obligation to give pedestrians the right of way. As a result, you may need to wait for cars to pass by before you cross in a marked crosswalk, for example.
The NOVA Families for Safe Streets report shows how these everyday parts of the road can present serious risks. Of the pedestrian or cyclist crashes in Fairfax that resulted in fatalities or serious injuries between January 2024 and April 2025:
The more aware you are of your surroundings when out walking, the safer you’re likely to be.
When you retain Regan Zambri Long to help you recover for your pedestrian accident injuries, you can expect that the legal process will go something like this (though every case is different):
At Regan Zambri Long, we understand that your injury claim is important to you. Our goal is to keep you informed about your case so you never have to wonder what’s going on.
Regan Zambri Long has been helping injured clients in Fairfax, Woodbridge, and Prince William Counties for years. We know the area, what the roads here are like, and how drivers so often fail to respect the rights of pedestrians. When we take on a client’s case, we understand that it’s about more than money; it’s often about closure, especially when our client has suffered a traumatic experience, such as being the victim of a pedestrian accident.
We are proud of the successes we’ve achieved on behalf of our clients. Regan Zambri Long currently has over 100 5 star Google reviews, and many of our clients have been kind enough to praise our efforts on their behalf. We have achieved over $1 billion in settlements and verdicts for our clients, including several million-dollar outcomes for pedestrian accident victims. All six of our partners are currently named among the 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America, and our partners have been named as Best Lawyers’ Lawyer of the Year on multiple occasions. Three partners are also ranked among the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Washington, DC.
We work on a contingency basis, which means that if we do not recover for you, our fees are waived, and if we do recover, our fees are a percentage of your recovery amount.
If you’ve been injured in a pedestrian accident, contact Regan Zambri Long today for a free consultation.
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