Driver Liability in Pedestrian Crosswalk Accident

A driver, operating a vehicle that struck a pedestrian on a crosswalk clearly marked with white stripes, appealed a lower court's decision which held the driver solely liable for the resulting injuries, arguing that the pedestrian's crossing outside the designated crosswalk area constituted fault. The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal, affirming that while a pedestrian's fault can limit a driver's liability, the driver of a motorized vehicle remains subject to a strict liability standard under the relevant traffic law for injuries caused to persons, and in this case, the driver failed to demonstrate that the pedestrian's alleged fault was the exclusive cause, or a factor that sufficiently broke the chain of causation stemming from the inherent danger of the vehicle, thereby upholding the original finding of sole driver liability.