UCLA Law Trained Attorneys in Pacoima
Pacoima has one of the highest hit and run rates of anywhere we practice. Of roughly 158 collisions on record, 68 involved a driver who did not stay. If that is your case, the claim shifts to your own uninsured motorist coverage, which most people do not realize they have and which their insurer is in no hurry to explain.
The moment you file that claim, the company you have paid premiums to becomes the party arguing your injuries are worth less than you say. They will ask for a recorded statement. They will request a medical authorization broader than your claim. Handled correctly, UM coverage produces a real recovery. Handled alone, it usually produces a fraction of one.
A Valley-Wide Attorney Serving Pacoima
I grew up in Woodland Hills, went to El Camino Real, and graduated from UCLA Law. I take my kids to the Discovery Cube. I've represented clients from every part of this Valley. When someone from Pacoima calls, I know the area.
What Makes Your Case Different From Day One
A hit and run rate above 40 percent, an injury rate above 50 percent, and public entity deadlines that can run in six months. Here is what that means for your case.
Hansen Dam brings recreational traffic, cyclists, and pedestrians into proximity with vehicle traffic on Osborne Street and Foothill Boulevard. Premises liability at the recreation area and vehicle-cyclist collisions near the dam are recurring case types.
California law allows surviving spouses, children, and — in some cases — other dependents to file a civil wrongful death claim for the negligent, reckless, or intentional killing of a family member. This is a separate claim from any criminal prosecution.
A survival action (CCP §377.30) allows the estate to recover damages the deceased could have claimed if they had survived — including pain and suffering experienced before death. Both claims can run simultaneously and are often pursued together.
What Shapes an Injury Case Here
The 210 Freeway runs along the northern edge of Pacoima and its interchanges dominate the serious collision record. Foothill, Van Nuys Boulevard, Terra Bella, and Osborne at the freeway are the recurring locations. Those are speed-differential crashes, which is why more than half of all collisions here produce an injury.
Glenoaks Boulevard generates its own cluster, particularly at Paxton and where it meets the 118. Glenoaks carries commercial traffic through residential blocks, a combination that produces both severe impacts and disputes about who had the right of way.
Van Nuys Boulevard and Foothill Boulevard are the commercial spines. Twelve pedestrian collisions are on the record, concentrated on these corridors. Pedestrian claims get met with comparative fault arguments as a matter of routine, and defeating them takes scene evidence gathered before it changes.
The Hansen Dam recreation area draws weekend and evening traffic onto roads built for local use. Cases arising there can involve public entity liability, which carries a claim deadline as short as six months rather than the standard two years.
Cases file at Van Nuys Courthouse West.
Where People Get Hurt
Foothill Boulevard at the 210 is the most frequent collision point in Pacoima. Van Nuys Boulevard, Terra Bella, and Osborne at the same freeway follow, and Glenoaks at Paxton produces a cluster away from the freeway entirely.
Van Nuys Boulevard carries the heaviest local volume and the most pedestrian activity. Foothill handles the through traffic. San Fernando Road and Glenoaks move the commercial vehicles, which is reflected in the 14 truck collisions on record.
Two people have died and 83 have been injured in the collisions recorded here. Against 158 total crashes, that is better than a one in two injury rate, among the highest in the Valley.
Crash Data
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When the other driver leaves, the recovery runs through your own policy. Every category below still applies, and your insurer will not volunteer any of them.
Medical Expenses
Emergency care, imaging, surgery, physical therapy, and prescriptions, including the treatment you have not received yet.
Lost Wages
Income lost while you could not work, documented properly whether you are hourly, salaried, or paid in cash for contract work.
Lost Earning Capacity
If your injury permanently limits physical work, that loss runs for the rest of your career and has to be calculated by an expert.
Pain & Suffering
Chronic pain, sleep disruption, and the anxiety that follows being hit by someone who then drove away.
Property Damage
Vehicle repair or total loss at fair market value, rental costs, and personal property destroyed in the collision.
Uninsured Motorist Recovery
The primary recovery in most Pacoima hit and run cases. Your own carrier will treat you as a claimant, and the policy limit is rarely their opening number.
Future Medical Costs
Serious injuries require follow-up for years. We project that cost with medical experts and include it in the demand.
Punitive Damages
Available where the conduct was reckless. Leaving the scene and driving impaired both frequently support a punitive claim.
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818-224-7940Steps for Wrongful Death Families
Wrongful death claims involve both legal process and profound personal grief. We guide families through both with discretion and determination.
Free consultation, no obligation
Tell Arya what happened. He will explain what coverage actually applies, which matters most when the other driver is gone. No fee, no obligation.
We handle the insurance company
On a hit and run, that includes your own carrier. We control the recorded statement request, the medical authorization, and the timeline.
We build and investigate your case
Identifying a fleeing driver depends on speed. We canvass for business and doorbell camera footage along Van Nuys and Glenoaks in the first week and push the police investigation.
You recover full compensation
Medical costs, lost income, future care, and pain and suffering. Pacoima cases file at Van Nuys Courthouse West and we build each one to be tried.