Dallas County Jury Issues Defense Verdict in Rear-End Collision
One driver was stopped at a traffic signal when her car was struck from behind by another vehicle. The driver who was struck claimed injuries to her back and neck. The driver who struck the other vehicle denied involvement at the claimed location and time, and suggested the collision was minor and occurred elsewhere. The defense argued the injured driver may have been in another accident or exaggerated her injuries.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Defense
- Amount
- Undisclosed
- County
- Dallas County, TX
- Resolved
- 2019
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Back Strain / Soft Tissue
- Accident Type
- Rear-end
- Case Type
- Motor Vehicle Negligence
Case Overview
On December 21, 2015, a plaintiff claimed her car was rear-ended in Dallas by a sport utility vehicle driven by the defendant. The plaintiff alleged the incident occurred at a traffic signal on a feeder road of Interstate 635 at Coit Road and that the defendant was negligent in operating her vehicle. The plaintiff sought damages for alleged injuries to her back and neck, including sprains, strains, hypolordosis, and a disc protrusion, which required physical therapy and injections.
The defendant denied involvement in an accident at the location and time specified by the plaintiff. Instead, the defendant claimed she had a minor rear-end collision with the plaintiff's vehicle earlier the same day at a different location, a stop sign on North Haven Road at Highway 75, which did not involve police. The defense argued that photographs of the plaintiff's vehicle showed little damage, and the damage was inconsistent with what the defendant observed. The defense further contended that hospital records contained incorrect accident details, stating police responded and vehicles sustained major damage, contradicting the plaintiff's account of a minor incident without police. The defense suggested the plaintiff must have been in a separate accident.
After a one-day trial in Dallas County, Texas, the jury deliberated for 40 minutes and rendered a defense verdict in favor of the defendant, awarding no damages to the plaintiff. The outcome likely reflected the jury's acceptance of the defendant's differing account of the incident and arguments about the inconsistencies in the plaintiff's evidence.
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