Plano Jury Finds Negligence in Rear-End Collision, Awards $57,095
One driver was stopped in traffic when their vehicle was hit from behind by another car. This pushed the first car into the vehicle in front of it. The drivers claimed injuries from the impacts. The jury found the second driver negligent.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Plaintiff
- Amount
- $57,095
- County
- Dallas County, TX
- Resolved
- 2019
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Cervical Disc Injury
- Accident Type
- Multi-vehicle
- Case Type
- Motor Vehicle Negligence, Multiple Vehicle Collision
Case Overview
On December 23, 2015, a multi-vehicle collision occurred on State Highway 121 in Plano, Texas, resulting in injuries to a plaintiff driver and passenger. The plaintiffs' vehicle was stopped in traffic when it was struck from the rear by a truck. The truck had been propelled forward by an impact with the defendant's vehicle, which had failed to control its speed. The force of this collision pushed the plaintiffs' vehicle into another car in front of it.
The plaintiffs filed a negligence lawsuit, alleging the defendant failed to maintain a proper lookout, drove at an unsafe speed, failed to brake, and failed to steer to avoid the collision. They claimed the driver sustained cervical and lumbar spine injuries and the passenger suffered cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine injuries, including facet joint damage. The defendant denied negligence, asserting that the actions of other drivers caused the collision, and disputed the nature and extent of the plaintiffs' alleged injuries, contending that any conditions were, at most, an aggravation of pre-existing degenerative issues.
A jury found the defendant negligent. The jury awarded the plaintiff driver $22,799.90 for past medical expenses and $2,500 for pain and suffering. The plaintiff passenger received $29,295.07 for past medical expenses and $2,500 for pain and suffering, resulting in a total combined recovery of $57,095.
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