Houston Jury Awards $4,626 in Red-Light Collision
One driver was going through an intersection when another driver ran a red light and hit them. The second driver argued a third party caused the crash. The jury found both drivers partially at fault. The injured driver was awarded damages.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Plaintiff
- Amount
- $7,711
- County
- Harris County, TX
- Resolved
- 2020
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Cervical Disc Injury
- Accident Type
- T-bone
- Case Type
- Motor Vehicle Negligence, Intersection Collision
Case Overview
On November 6, 2016, a vehicular collision occurred in Houston, Texas, at the intersection of Hillcroft Avenue and the Southwest Freeway Service Road. The plaintiff was traveling northbound on Hillcroft Avenue when the defendant, traveling southbound on the Southwest Freeway Service Road, reportedly failed to stop at a red light. The defendant's vehicle then struck another motorist traveling directly in front of the plaintiff. Subsequently, the plaintiff's vehicle rear-ended the motorist directly ahead. Following the incident, the plaintiff was diagnosed with several injuries, including cervicalgia, cervical disc disorder with myelopathy, thoracic sprain, lumbago with sciatica, lumbar subluxation, pain in the left shoulder, disc protrusion at L5-S1, and disc bulges at C4-5 and C5-6.
The plaintiff filed a negligence action, alleging the defendant failed to keep a proper lookout, maintain a safe speed, timely apply brakes, yield the right-of-way, and obey traffic signals. The defendant denied all allegations of negligence. The defense contended that the accident was caused by the superseding or intervening actions of a third party, for which the defendant was not responsible. The defendant also disputed that the plaintiff sustained any serious or permanent injuries from the collision.
The jury ultimately found the defendant 60% negligent and the plaintiff 40% negligent. The plaintiff was awarded $7,711 in damages, which was then reduced to $4,626 to reflect the plaintiff's percentage of fault.
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