Houston Jury Awards $55,408.86 in Motor Vehicle Negligence
One driver attempted an unsafe left turn, colliding with another vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. The driver who turned denied fault, claiming the other driver contributed to the crash. The jury found the turning driver liable for the collision and the resulting injuries.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Plaintiff
- Amount
- $55,409
- County
- Harris County, TX
- Resolved
- 2019
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Cervical Disc Injury
- Accident Type
- Rear-end
- Case Type
- Motor Vehicle Negligence, Left Turn Collision
Case Overview
On February 10, 2015, a vehicle collision occurred in Houston, Texas, at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Drive and North Sam Houston Parkway. The incident involved a defendant driver who was attempting a left turn while traveling southbound on Veterans Memorial Drive, and a vehicle occupied by the plaintiffs, who were traveling northbound.
The plaintiffs subsequently filed a lawsuit, alleging the defendant's negligence caused the collision by failing to yield the right-of-way, maintain a proper lookout, apply brakes, and take proper evasive action. The male plaintiff driver claimed injuries including disc herniations, spinal stenosis, and radiculopathy. The adult female passenger also reported disc herniations and cervical radiculopathy, while a minor passenger sustained neck and back pain.
In response, the defendant denied all allegations of negligence, asserting that the plaintiff driver was comparatively or contributorily negligent. The defense further contended that the adult plaintiffs' claimed injuries were degenerative in nature or, at most, soft tissue injuries from which they had recovered.
After hearing the evidence, the jury found the defendant liable for the accident and the plaintiffs' injuries. The jury awarded the male driver $28,246.98, the adult female passenger $24,946.22, and the minor passenger $1,215.66, for a total award of $55,408.86.
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