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Lehi has grown faster than its crossings have. Between downtown Main Street, the retail corridor at Thanksgiving Point and Traverse Mountain, and school zones that fill twice a day, there are more people on foot here than the road network was built for. If a driver hit you, we hold them to the duty Utah law actually imposes.
Why Lehi
Pedestrian Accidents in Lehi
Most Lehi pedestrian crashes happen in a handful of predictable places. Main Street through the older downtown mixes on-street parking, mid-block crossings, and drivers looking for a space rather than for people. The retail corridor around Thanksgiving Point, Cabela’s, IKEA, and Fat Cats generates a different pattern entirely: parking-lot and access-road strikes at low speed, where sightlines are short and drivers are reversing or turning across foot traffic. Low speed does not mean minor. A backover still breaks bones.
The Murdock Canal Trail adds a third pattern. The trail itself is separated, but every point where it meets a road is a place where someone traveling at trail speed meets someone traveling at road speed. Those crossings are where trail users get hit.
School zones matter here in a specific legal sense. Utah Code § 41-6a-1002 requires a vehicle approaching a school crosswalk to come to a complete stop when the warning lights are flashing and the crosswalk is occupied. Near Lehi High and Skyridge High, that is not a technicality. It is often the clearest evidence of a driver’s violation.
Lehi cases are filed in Utah County and heard in the Fourth District. Our office is at 441 W Main St, Suite C.
Where Attacks Happen Around Lehi
- Main Street (Downtown Lehi): On-street parking, mid-block crossings, and drivers scanning for spaces instead of people.
- Thanksgiving Point & Traverse Mountain: Retail parking lots and access roads: backovers and turning strikes at low speed.
- Murdock Canal Trail Road Crossings: Where a separated trail meets vehicle traffic and neither party expects the other.
- Lehi High & Skyridge High School Zones: Flashing-light crosswalks where drivers must come to a complete stop.
Common Causes
Common Causes of Pedestrian Accidents in Lehi
Identifying the cause is the first step to proving liability. These are the patterns we see most often in and around Lehi.
Failure to Yield in a Crosswalk
Rolling turns and drivers watching for a gap in traffic rather than for people.
Distracted Driving
Phones and screens on familiar commuter stretches drivers think they know.
Parking Lot Backovers
Reversing across foot traffic in the Thanksgiving Point retail corridor.
School Zone Violations
Failing to make the complete stop the flashing warning lights require.
Speed on Arterial Roads
Higher posted limits on widened roads that still carry people on foot.
Hit-and-Run
Drivers who leave, turning the claim into an uninsured-motorist fight.
The Difference
Why You Need a Lehi Pedestrian Accident Lawyer
The Blame Reflex
Insurers open by asking where you crossed, not how you were hit.
Catastrophic Injuries
Nothing stands between a person on foot and a vehicle.
Comparative Fault
Partial fault reduces a claim. It does not end it.
Hit-and-Run Gaps
A fled driver turns the claim into an uninsured-motorist fight.
Evidence Loss
Signal timing, video, and witness memories fade within days.
Accountability
Who's Liable for a Lehi Pedestrian Accident?
A pedestrian accident can involve more responsible parties than victims expect, each with separate insurance.
The Driver
Bound by Utah Code § 41-6a-1006 to exercise due care to avoid a pedestrian, whatever else happened.
The Vehicle's Owner
When someone else was driving, the owner's policy is often the one that pays.
Employers
Delivery, rideshare, and work vehicles bring commercial coverage with them.
Government Entities
For dangerous crossings, dead signals, or missing markings. A notice of claim may be due within one year.
Property Owners
Parking lots and private drives where sightlines or traffic control created the hazard.
Your Own Insurer
Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage after a hit-and-run or an underinsured driver.
The Full Guide to Utah Pedestrian Accident Claims
Want the complete breakdown, strict liability, insurance coverage, evidence, compensation, and deadlines? Our statewide Utah pedestrian accident hub covers it in depth.
Recovery
Compensation After a Lehi Pedestrian Accident
Utah's no-fault system means you start with your own PIP coverage, but serious injuries let you pursue the at-fault parties for full damages.
Economic
Medical bills, future care, lost wages, lost earning capacity, and property damage.
Non-Economic
Pain and suffering, emotional distress, disfigurement, and loss of consortium.
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Our Lehi Office
London Harker Injury Law, Lehi
Questions
Lehi Pedestrian Accident FAQ
I was crossing Main Street outside a crosswalk. Is my claim over?
No. Crossing outside a crosswalk can assign you some fault under Utah Code 41-6a-1003, but Utah uses modified comparative negligence: you recover as long as you are less than 50 percent at fault, reduced by your share. Utah Code 41-6a-1006 separately required the driver to exercise due care to avoid you. Where you crossed is one fact among many, not the end of the case.
I was hit in a store parking lot, not on a road. Does that change anything?
Not in terms of your right to recover. Private parking lots around Thanksgiving Point and Traverse Mountain still involve a driver, a vehicle, and an insurance policy. Property owners can also share responsibility where lighting, signage, or sightlines created the hazard. Low-speed backovers routinely cause serious fractures, and they should not be treated as minor.
My child was hit in a school zone. What does that mean for the case?
Utah Code 41-6a-1002 requires vehicles approaching a school crosswalk to come to a complete stop when the school speed-limit warning lights are flashing and the crosswalk is occupied. If that did not happen, it is strong evidence of a violation. Utah law also includes special rules that can extend filing deadlines for minors, and settlements for children typically require court approval.
The driver who hit me on the Murdock Canal Trail crossing drove off. What now?
Your own uninsured motorist coverage typically applies to a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, even though no car of yours was involved. We also move quickly on nearby business and doorbell cameras, which often capture the vehicle but are overwritten within days.
How long do I have to file after a Lehi pedestrian accident?
Generally four years from the date of the crash under Utah Code 78B-2-307, and two years for wrongful death. If a government entity is involved, such as a dangerous crossing or a malfunctioning signal, a notice of claim may be due within one year. Evidence disappears long before any of those deadlines.
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