This article reads as if the car itself is responsible for the crash, not the driver.
From https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7551873/jaywalking-history
> One was an attempt to shape news coverage of car accidents. The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, an industry group, established a free wire service for newspapers: Reporters could send in the basic details of a traffic accident and would get in return a complete article to print the next day. These articles, printed widely, shifted the blame for accidents to pedestrians — signaling that following these new laws was important.