No one is ever ready to lose a loved one, especially not to an unexpected and sudden accident. When you lose a loved one out of the blue because of another party’s negligence or recklessness, it can be even more painful and frustrating, because it likely should not have happened in the first place.
According to a recent local news report, a pedestrian died after being hit unexpectedly in an accident. Maryland Transportation Authority Police reported that the victim, an unidentified man, died from his injuries at the scene. The accident remains under investigation as local authorities work to identify the party responsible for causing the accident and fleeing the scene.
In Maryland, if an accident like the one described above takes place and involves you losing a loved one, it is likely that you have grounds to bring a wrongful death or survival claim. Under Maryland law, a wrongful death takes place when it is caused by a particular act or neglect which would have allowed the deceased to bring a claim to recover damages if the death had not happened.