The Midwestern personal injury law firm founded by Attorney Andrew S. Kryder announces two pedestrian crosswalk accident settlements—$150,000 for a young woman struck by an uninsured driver and $100,000 for a pedestrian injured in a hit-and-run accident in Park Ridge, Illinois.
Being struck in a crosswalk is frightening enough—but when the driver is uninsured or flees the scene, victims can feel like they have nowhere to turn. The Kryder Law Group, LLC Accident and Injury Lawyers today announced the resolution of two such cases totaling $250,000, demonstrating that injured victims still have a path to fair compensation—even when the at-fault driver offers none.
In the first case, a young woman was walking in a crosswalk at the intersection of Clark and Orrington in Evanston, Illinois when she was struck by an uninsured driver. She suffered a scalp laceration that required emergency transport by ambulance and treatment at a local emergency room. Because the driver carried no insurance, attorneys from The Kryder Law Group pursued an uninsured motorist claim. This type of claim can be pursued when the at-fault person did not have their own insurance. At first the client believed there was no way to recover compensation for her injuries. However, the lawyers at the Kryder Law Group recognized the path to recovery and filed the appropriate claim. The case settled for the full policy limit of $150,000.
In the second case, a client was crossing a crosswalk in Park Ridge, Illinois, when she was struck by a driver who fled the scene. The hit-and-run collision caused a fractured jaw and additional facial injuries that required surgery. Here again, the client was unsure how to pursue a claim because the identity of the responsible person was unknown. They fled the scene after causing the accident. The firm pursued recovery through the client’s uninsured motorist coverage, and the case settled for the full policy limit of $100,000.
“Having a lawyer investigate your case is extremely important. Both of these cases illustrate how a faultless injured person never would have received compensation unless they called a lawyer to discuss their options. Every one of these cases matters, because every one of them is about a real person,” said Andrew S. Kryder, founder of The Kryder Law Group. “We meet our clients at some of the hardest moments of their lives. Our job is to carry that weight for them and work to make things better. These two results demonstrate the work we do every day.
The Kryder Law Group has a strong track record of six-figure recoveries for injured pedestrians—including cases built on negligence per se, where a driver’s violation of traffic law is itself proof of fault. Anyone who has been hurt in a pedestrian or crosswalk accident is encouraged to speak with an attorney as soon as possible to protect their rights and preserve their legal options.
August 24th, 2026
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