Pedestrian Accident Claims in Utah

Drivers must yield, slowing or stopping if needed, to a pedestrian crossing within a crosswalk on the driver's half of the road or approaching closely from the other half, and must come to a complete stop at an occupied school crosswalk. Drivers may not pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk for a pedestrian, and pedestrians may not suddenly step into the path of a vehicle too close to stop. A pedestrian crossing outside a marked crosswalk or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection must yield to all vehicles; between adjacent signalized intersections pedestrians may cross only in a marked crosswalk, and a violation is an infraction.

Modified comparative fault (50% bar). An injured person can recover from defendants whose combined fault (together with immune persons and nonparties to whom fault is assigned) exceeds the injured person's own fault. If the injured person is 50% or more at fault, they recover nothing. Each defendant pays only its own share of fault.

For policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025, minimum liability coverage is $30,000 for bodily injury or death of one person, $65,000 for two or more people in one accident, and $25,000 for property damage (or a $90,000 combined single limit). Utah is a no-fault state: policies must include personal injury protection (PIP) of at least $3,000 per person for medical expenses, plus lost-income and household-services benefits. A person with PIP coverage may sue for general damages (such as pain and suffering) only for death, dismemberment, permanent disability or impairment, permanent disfigurement, a bone fracture, or medical expenses over $3,000.

Utah's statutes do not list a specific deadline for ordinary negligence personal injury claims. They fall under the four-year limit for relief "not otherwise provided for by law." Claims against the state, a political subdivision, or their employees for injury to personal rights have a two-year limit.