Harris County Jury Awards $144,006 in Motor Vehicle Negligence
One driver was stopped at a red light when the other driver, operating a cement mixer, changed lanes and struck the stopped vehicle. The driver who was struck alleged the other driver was negligent in changing lanes unsafely and failing to keep a proper lookout. The collision caused serious injuries to the neck, shoulder, and back.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Plaintiff
- Amount
- $144,006
- County
- Harris County, TX
- Resolved
- 2016
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Cervical Disc Injury
- Accident Type
- Truck/Commercial
- Case Type
- Motor Vehicle Negligence, Auto/Truck Collision
Case Overview
A plaintiff filed a vehicular negligence lawsuit following a July 22, 2012 collision on Rankin Road in Harris County, Texas. The plaintiff alleged that while stopped in the right lane at a red light, a cement mixer operated by a defendant driver moved from the left turn lane into the plaintiff's path as the light changed, striking the plaintiff's vehicle. The plaintiff accused the defendant driver of negligent lane change, failing to keep a proper lookout, and failing to maintain a single lane. The plaintiff also sought to hold the defendant company, the driver's employer, liable for the driver's actions.
The plaintiff claimed serious and permanent injuries, including cervical disc injuries and AC shoulder separation, both requiring surgery, as well as lumbar disc injuries with nerve impingement and radiculopathy. The defendants, including the driver and the company that owned the cement mixer, made a general denial of all allegations of negligence and injury. The record indicated the defendant driver initially left the scene but stopped when a police cruiser arrived.
The court found the defendants 100% liable for the collision and the plaintiff's damages. The plaintiff was awarded $74,006 in past damages and $70,000 in future damages, totaling $144,006.
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