Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 9-21-17-5 (2026)
Walking or running into the path of a vehicle; prohibition
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 5. A pedestrian may not suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle that is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-87(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2025 · leading case: Jalen Lee, A Minor Child, by & through his Next Friend, Crystal Estes & Crystal Estes, Individually v. Bartholomew Consol. Sch. Corp., City of Columbus, 75 N.E.3d 518 (Ind. Ct. App. 2017).
Jalen Lee, A Minor Child, by & through his Next Friend, Crystal Estes & Crystal Estes, Individually v. Bartholomew Consol. Sch. Corp., City of Columbus, 75 N.E.3d 518 (Ind. Ct. App. 2017). “I.C. § 9-21-17-5. Because the evidence leads to multiple inferences as to whether a thirteen-year-old boy acted reasonably in crossing the street despite the presence of an oncoming vehicle, we find that the issue of contributory negligence was not a proper basis for summary…”
David Cupello v. State of Indiana, 27 N.E.3d 1122 (Ind. Ct. App. 2015). “14 See Ind. Code § 9-21-17-5 (“A pedestrian may not suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle that is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.”
Indianapolis Pub. Transp. Corp. d/b/a IndyGo Pub. Transp. v. Norma Jean Bush, as Pers. Rep of the Est. of Michael Rex Fergerson, Dec (Ind. 2025). “” I.C. § 9-21-17-5. The video footage permits a reasonable inference that Fergerson did not suddenly leave the curb by walking or running into the path of the bus.”
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