Hikes Point, Louisville
Hurt in a crash or accident in Hikes Point? Our office is about 15 minutes away, and Forman & Associates represents injured people across Hikes Point and east Louisville. Free consultation, and no fee unless we recover for you.
Hikes Point is the east Louisville neighborhood built around one of the city’s best-known intersections, where Taylorsville Road, Hikes Lane and Breckenridge Lane come together near the Watterson Expressway. Shopping centers, apartments and older subdivisions surround it. If you need a Hikes Point personal injury lawyer, Forman & Associates Accident Injury Lawyers represents people hurt in and around Hikes Point. Our office at 1139 S. 4th St. is about 10 miles away, usually 15 to 20 minutes, and we’ll meet you wherever is easiest.
When several busy roads meet at one point, drivers have to read signals, lanes and turning traffic all at once. Some run late yellows, some turn from the wrong lane and some misjudge oncoming traffic. Side-impact crashes and left-turn collisions are common results, and they often cause serious injuries because the side of a car offers less protection. Traffic also backs up toward the I-264 interchange at Taylorsville Road, where rear-end crashes happen in stop-and-go traffic. Shopping-center and apartment driveways sit close to the signals, so cars pull in and out right where traffic is already crowded, and buses stop along Taylorsville Road and Hikes Lane.
Hikes Point is part of Louisville Metro. An injury lawsuit goes to Jefferson Circuit Court at the Jefferson County Judicial Center, 700 W. Jefferson St. (Kentucky Court of Justice county listing), and crashes are usually investigated by LMPD.
Intersection crashes often turn into an argument about who had the green. Signal timing records, witness statements, dash-camera video and footage from nearby businesses can answer that, but video is usually recorded over within days or weeks. A crash reconstruction can also use vehicle data to show speed and braking. If you were walking to a TARC stop or a shopping center and were hit, PIP may still cover your medical bills. See our car crash and pedestrian collision pages, and our TRIMARC camera guide for crashes on the Watterson.
Hikes Point crashes, including pedestrian crashes, start with PIP. A negligent driver generally must be sued within two years after injury or the last PIP payment (KRS 304.39-230).
A Hikes Point personal injury lawyer can start with whatever you have: the LMPD report number, photos of the vehicles and the intersection, names and numbers of witnesses, and a list of businesses facing the intersection. Dash-cam owners should copy the clip off the card today, before the loop records over it.
Hikes Point has a lot of apartment complexes, and many residents rely on buses, walking or bikes to get to work and shopping. That means pedestrians crossing wide roads near the intersection, sometimes far from a crosswalk. Drivers watching for gaps in traffic may not see them. The Watterson interchange adds drivers who are still moving at highway speed as they reach the first lights. A pedestrian hit here may be blamed by the insurer for not using a crosswalk, but Kentucky’s comparative fault rule means partial blame doesn’t end the claim. We’ll look at lighting, speed and what the driver could have seen.
With witnesses, video, signal timing and vehicle data. We move quickly to get the video before it’s gone.
Yes, usually. Passengers can often make claims against either driver who was at fault, after PIP pays first.
Larry Forman has tried 50+ jury trials and has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star 2016–2027. We also serve nearby Jeffersontown, St. Matthews, Fern Creek and all of Louisville. See every city on our Kentucky locations page.
Forman & Associates Accident Injury Lawyers, 1139 S. 4th St., Louisville, KY 40203. (502) 931-6788. Free consultation.
