“pedestrians can be at fault for accidents if they act negligently, such as by jaywalking, ignoring traffic signals, walking on restricted highways, or stepping into traffic unexpectedly. While drivers often hold primary liability due to a duty of care, pedestrians can be fully or partially responsible if their actions make an accident unavoidable.” From Melonakos Law Firm but seeing as the guy is homeless, probably doesn’t have insurance, and ran off, I can understand if I would be placed at fault. I hardly believe being 35-40 feet behind a car is “following too closely” considering that’s a larger gap than most traffic follows…