Dallas Jury Finds Negligence, Awards $35,375 in Car Crash
One driver was traveling east and the other was traveling south when they collided in an intersection with flashing red lights. The investigating officer could not determine fault. The driver traveling east claimed injuries including neck and back sprains, a disc protrusion, and headaches. The other driver contended they had the right of way. The jury found the driver traveling south negligent.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Plaintiff
- Amount
- $35,375
- County
- Dallas County, TX
- Resolved
- 2017
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Back Strain / Soft Tissue
- Accident Type
- T-bone
- Case Type
- Motor Vehicle Negligence
Case Overview
A collision occurred on September 7, 2014, in Dallas, Texas, when a vehicle driven by the plaintiff, carrying her two minor daughters and another adult passenger, collided with a vehicle driven by the defendant. The incident took place at an intersection on Northwest Highway and Harry Hines Boulevard, which featured flashing red lights in all four directions. An investigating officer could not determine fault. The plaintiffs subsequently sued the defendant, alleging negligence for failing to yield the right of way, running a flashing red light, failing to maintain a proper lookout, and failing to brake or turn to avoid the collision.
The plaintiff driver testified that she had the right of way and did not see the defendant stop before entering the intersection. The defendant contended that he had the right of way and did stop, though his testimony at trial about the duration of his stop conflicted with a prior deposition. Prior to trial, the adult passenger and one of the minor plaintiffs settled their claims with the defendant for undisclosed amounts. The remaining plaintiff driver claimed neck, mid-back, and lower back sprains, a disc protrusion, and headaches, undergoing chiropractic treatment for several months. She sought damages for past and future medical costs, as well as past and future physical pain, mental anguish, and impairment. The remaining minor plaintiff sought damages for past physical pain and impairment.
After a one-day trial, a Dallas jury found only the defendant negligent. The jury awarded the plaintiff driver and the four-year-old minor plaintiff a total of $35,375. Including taxable costs and prejudgment interest, the final judgment amounted to $39,089.81.
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