Pedestrians have the right of way. Unless you can prove he/she was grosely negligent or did it on purpose then you are at fault.
If you are backing down on your private driveway and a neighbor who walks behind your car on your private driveway is hit and falls down who is At Fault? The neighbor pedestrian has been drinking, unstable on his feet was standing in his driveway at his car then suddenly is behind my vehicle.
You are still at fault, no matter what.
BOTH drivers are at fault for backing without caution. If the accident occurred in a driveway on private property, no ticket was probably issued. Turn it over to your insurance companies.
If you were fully in the lane, and he is backing from private property onto public property more than likely he will bare the majority of fault/liablilty.
The person backing out of the driveway.
The car that is moving is normally the one at fault. No matter how someone is positioned you should not drive into them (going forward or in reverse). It therefore seems to me that the car backing out of the driveway is at fault.
doesn't matter if an accident was on private property. get a police report immediately. this will be used to determine fault, if any.
I would say probably the person backing out, as they should of looked for any oncoming cars before backing out. ---- The person backing out of the driveway who did not yield to oncoming traffic.
You are possibly both at fault. Speeding is negligence per se
If the person backing out of the space had not seen a pedestrian walking the "wrong way" it would be the fault of the driver of the car backing out....... So it is the fault of the person backing out. They did not look to make sure it was safe to do so.
The car in motion is ALWAYS at fault when it hits a stationary vehicle.
Generally, the one who was backing out of the driveway, because they are the one with duty to yield and also because they had the "last clear chance" to avoid the accident.
anytime someone is backing out of a driveway or parking spot, they are at fault. The other driver will only be sited for speeding.